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This page is the City map of Folkestone and Hythe, a map with streets, paths and places in a local government district of Kent, England. The district covers approximately 356.8 square kilometres and had about 110,237 residents in 2022. Its population increased from approximately 108,700 in 2012 to 110,237 in 2022. Folkestone and Hythe includes the Channel coast, the Romney Marsh, parts of the North Downs and 30 subregions.
Lydd is a town in Kent and an administrative subregion of Folkestone and Hythe. Its recorded population is 6,345. The town stands on the Romney Marsh near the coast of the English Channel, with Dungeness located to the south.
Lydd has historic buildings including the Church of All Saints, whose large medieval structure reflects the town’s former importance on the Romney Marsh. The surrounding area contains low-lying agricultural land and extensive coastal habitats.
Brenzett is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 440. It lies on the Romney Marsh between New Romney and Rye, close to the A259 road. The village is part of the rural landscape of the Folkestone and Hythe district.
Brenzett is associated with the Romney Marsh area, where drainage channels and flat agricultural fields define the terrain. The settlement provides a road connection between communities including Brookland, New Romney and the East Sussex border.
Brookland is a village and civil parish on the Romney Marsh in Kent. It has a recorded population of 478 and lies near the road between Brenzett and Lydd. The parish occupies low-lying land shaped by historic drainage and marshland agriculture.
Brookland is known for the Church of St Augustine, which has a detached medieval bell tower standing beside the church. The village’s position places it within the broad flat landscape between the English Channel and the higher ground of the Kent Downs.
Snargate is a village in Kent with a recorded population of 126. It lies on the Romney Marsh west of New Romney and near the A259 corridor. The settlement is surrounded by flat farmland and drainage ditches characteristic of the marsh.
The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is a historic building in Snargate. The village’s small population and rural location distinguish it from the larger coastal towns of Folkestone, Hythe and New Romney.
Old Romney is a village in Kent with a recorded population of 227. It stands on the Romney Marsh south of the Royal Military Canal and near the coastal settlements of New Romney and Dymchurch. The surrounding land is predominantly flat and agricultural.
St Clement’s Church in Old Romney is a medieval church with a long association with the Marsh. The village’s name distinguishes it from New Romney, which developed as the more prominent neighbouring town.
Ivychurch is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 254. It lies in the central Romney Marsh area, between New Romney and the inland villages near Snargate. Its streets are set among open fields, drainage channels and low-lying marshland.
The Church of St George is a major historic building in Ivychurch and is noted for its substantial medieval scale. The parish remains rural despite being within the coastal district of Folkestone and Hythe.
New Romney is a town in Kent with a recorded population of 7,250. It is one of the principal settlements of the Romney Marsh and lies close to the English Channel coast. The town is connected with Lydd, Dymchurch and the wider marsh by local roads.
New Romney has a historic town centre and the medieval Church of St Nicholas. The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway operates through the marsh region, linking New Romney with Dymchurch, Hythe and Dungeness.
St. Mary in the Marsh is a village and civil parish near New Romney in Kent. Its recorded population is 2,899, and the parish lies within the low-lying Romney Marsh. The settlement is surrounded by agricultural fields and drainage waterways.
The parish church of St Mary is a historic landmark in the village. St. Mary in the Marsh is also associated with the landscape and communities between New Romney, Dymchurch and the eastern edge of the district.
Newchurch is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 326. It lies on the Romney Marsh near the Royal Military Canal and south of the North Downs. The local landscape consists of open farmland, drainage channels and scattered settlements.
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a historic parish church in Newchurch. The village’s location places it between the larger communities of Hythe, New Romney and Lydd.
Dymchurch is a village and civil parish on the Kent coast with a recorded population of 3,536. It lies beside the English Channel and the broad shingle and beach coast of Romney Bay. The Royal Military Canal runs inland of the settlement.
Dymchurch is served by the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, a narrow-gauge railway connecting the coastal communities of Kent’s Romney Marsh. The village also has a historic church and a sea wall protecting the low-lying land behind the beach.
Burmarsh is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 347. It lies beside the Royal Military Canal between Hythe and Dymchurch, close to the Romney Marsh. The parish extends across flat agricultural land near the English Channel coast.
Burmarsh is associated with the historic Church of St Peter and St Paul. The Royal Military Canal, completed during the Napoleonic period, remains a clearly defined linear feature through the surrounding countryside.
Lympne is a village in Kent with a recorded population of 1,483. It stands on the escarpment above the Romney Marsh, west of Hythe and north of the Royal Military Canal. The elevated position provides a strong contrast with the flat marshland below.
Lympne Castle is a medieval building associated with the village, while the remains of the Roman fort of Portus Lemanis lie nearby at the foot of the hill. The area also includes sections of the Kent Downs landscape.
Sellindge is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 1,749. It lies north of Hythe and west of Folkestone, near the M20 motorway and the railway route towards Ashford. The settlement occupies the transition between the North Downs and lower farmland.
The parish is close to the East Stour, a tributary of the River Stour, and to the settlements of Lympne and Stanford. Sellindge’s transport position connects the Folkestone and Hythe district with Ashford and the Channel Tunnel area.
Hythe is a town in Kent with a recorded population of 14,170. It lies on the English Channel coast at the western edge of Romney Bay and gives the district its second name. The Royal Military Canal begins near Hythe and runs eastwards towards Rye.
Hythe is known for the medieval St Leonard’s Church, which contains a large ossuary, and for the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. The town is also adjacent to the Royal Military Canal and the coastal shingle landscape near Dymchurch.
Stanford is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 406. It lies north of the Romney Marsh and west of Sellindge, near the M20 and the Kent Downs. The parish includes farmland and rolling chalk landscapes.
Stanford is close to Lympne and the East Stour valley, while Folkestone lies several kilometres to the southeast. Its position connects the rural northern part of Folkestone and Hythe with the district’s main transport routes.
Postling is a village in Kent with a recorded population of 200. It lies in the North Downs north of Folkestone and near the villages of Stanford and Lyminge. The parish contains chalk downland and valleys typical of north-east Kent.
The Church of St Mary and St Radigund is a historic parish church in Postling. The village is situated away from the Channel coast, while Folkestone and the English Channel are accessible to the south.
Saltwood is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent. It has a recorded population of 857 and lies immediately north of Hythe. The village stands between the North Downs and the low-lying coastal plain.
Saltwood Castle is a prominent medieval castle associated with the village. The parish is also close to the Royal Military Canal, which follows the lower ground south of Saltwood towards Hythe.
Sandgate is a village on the Kent coast with a recorded population of 4,928. It lies between Folkestone and Hythe on the English Channel, beneath the western end of the Kent Downs. The coastal road links Sandgate with Folkestone to the east and Hythe to the west.
Sandgate Castle is a 16th-century artillery fort built during the reign of Henry VIII. The village’s seafront and beach sit below the chalk cliffs and slopes that continue towards Folkestone.
Folkestone is a town and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 51,337. It occupies the English Channel coast near the Strait of Dover and is the largest settlement in Folkestone and Hythe. The town lies below the eastern section of the Kent Downs.
Folkestone has a historic harbour, the Leas coastal promenade and the Lower Leas Coastal Park. The Channel Tunnel terminal is located at Cheriton, northwest of the town, connecting Kent with northern France through the English Channel.
Hawkinge is a village in Kent with a recorded population of 8,454. It lies north of Folkestone on the chalk plateau of the Kent Downs and near the M20 motorway. The village is connected by local roads with Folkestone, Capel-le-Ferne and Lyminge.
During the Second World War, Hawkinge was associated with RAF Hawkinge, a fighter station used during the Battle of Britain. The surrounding downland contains open agricultural fields and sections of the characteristic chalk landscape of east Kent.
Paddlesworth is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent. Its recorded population is 46, making it one of the smallest settlements in the district. It lies in the rural North Downs north of Folkestone.
The parish is close to Hawkinge and the M20 corridor, while the English Channel coast is south of the village. Paddlesworth’s landscape consists chiefly of chalk downland, farmland and small rural lanes.
Lyminge is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 2,717. It lies in a valley of the Kent Downs between Folkestone and Elham, north of the Channel coast. The village is situated near the headwaters of the Nailbourne, a seasonal stream.
Lyminge has archaeological evidence of an Anglo-Saxon settlement and a historic parish church dedicated to St Mary and St Ethelburga. The surrounding valley connects the downland villages of Elham, Acrise and Swingfield.
Acrise is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 185. It lies in the North Downs north of Folkestone and west of Elham. The parish is surrounded by chalk hills, wooded slopes and agricultural land.
Acrise Place is a historic country house associated with the village, while the Church of St Martin provides a medieval parish landmark. The settlement is connected by rural roads with Lyminge, Postling and Swingfield.
Monks Horton is a civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 110. It lies in the rural North Downs between Lympne, Sellindge and the Elham Valley. The parish landscape consists of chalk farmland, wooded areas and small settlements.
Monks Horton is associated with the former Horton Priory, a medieval religious foundation. The parish is inland from Folkestone and Hythe’s coastal towns and lies close to the upper valleys that drain towards the Romney Marsh.
Stowting is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 230. It lies in the North Downs west of Elham and near the boundary with the Ashford area. The village is surrounded by chalk downland and narrow rural valleys.
The parish church of St Mary stands in the Stowting valley. Local roads connect Stowting with Monks Horton, Elmsted and the villages leading towards Canterbury and Folkestone.
Elmsted is a village in Kent with a recorded population of 312. It lies in the North Downs between Stowting and Elham, within a rural valley north of Folkestone. The surrounding land is used mainly for agriculture and includes chalk slopes.
Elmsted is near the upper reaches of the Nailbourne valley and the historic villages of Stowting and Lyminge. The parish’s inland position contrasts with the coastal settlements around Folkestone and Hythe.
Stelling Minnis is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 551. It lies on high ground in the Kent Downs southwest of Canterbury and north of Elham. The parish includes woodland, heathland and open farmland.
Stelling Minnis is known for its post mill, a surviving traditional windmill in the village. The settlement is connected by rural roads with Elham, Swingfield and the wider North Downs.
Elham is a village and civil parish in Kent with a recorded population of 1,429. It lies in the Elham Valley between Canterbury and Folkestone, within the North Downs. The Nailbourne, a seasonal chalk stream, runs through the valley near the village.
Elham has a historic village centre and the Church of St Mary, a substantial medieval parish church. The surrounding valley includes Acrise, Lyminge and Stelling Minnis, with farmland and wooded chalk slopes between the settlements.
Newington is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent. It has a recorded population of 360 and lies in the North Downs northwest of Folkestone. The parish is surrounded by farmland and rolling chalk terrain.
Newington is close to the villages of Swingfield and Paddlesworth and to the M20 transport corridor. The English Channel coast around Folkestone lies to the southeast, beyond the intervening downland.
Swingfield is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent with a recorded population of 1,183. It lies on the North Downs north of Folkestone and near the villages of Elham, Newington and Stelling Minnis. The area contains chalk farmland and wooded valleys.
Swingfield is associated with the historic Church of St Peter and St Paul. Its position on the downland provides a rural connection between the Elham Valley and Folkestone, which lies on the English Channel coast to the south.
Data sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0)
| Inhabitants | 110237 |
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| Area | 356.8 km² |
| Subregions | 30 |
| Located in | Kent |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/ |
Data source: Wikidata (CC0)
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Cycling map Folkestone and Hythe Legend | Cycle path | |
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Walking map Folkestone and Hythe Legend | Path |
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