Walmer
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Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent, in England. Located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is south-east of Sandwich, Kent. The town's coastline and castle are popular amongst tourists. It has a population of 6,693 (2001), increasing to 8,178 at the 2011 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.population
- 7,842
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Walmer
- UK place.static_image_name
- Walmer Castle.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Walmer Castle
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Walmer
- UK place.shire_district
- Dover
- UK place.shire_county
- Kent
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dover & Deal
- UK place.post_town
- Deal
- UK place.postcode_district
- CT14
- UK place.postcode_area
- CT
- UK place.dial_code
- 01304
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TR374505
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Julius Caesar
- Medieval
- Walmer Castle
- Walmer Aerodrome
- Walmer Brewery (1816–1978)
- Governance
- Churches
- People from Walmer
- Lifeboats
- Listed buildings
- References
- External links
Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent, in England. Located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is south-east of Sandwich, Kent. The town's coastline and castle are popular amongst tourists. It has a population of 6,693 (2001), increasing to 8,178 at the 2011 Census.
Walmer is closely associated with its adjoining neighbour, the town of Deal - sharing many amenities and services and benefiting from Deal's High Street shopping area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walmer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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