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Westenhanger is a small village in south-east Kent, England.[2] It is located around 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Hythe and just south of junction 11 of the M20 motorway. Stone Street, the Roman road from nearby Lympne to Canterbury, passes through the village. It is in the civil parish of Stanford.

Westenhanger

Folkestone Racecourse
Westenhanger
Location within Kent
Population429 (2011)[1]
District
  • Folkestone and Hythe
Shire county
  • Kent
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHYTHE
Postcode districtCT21
Dialling code01303
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
  • Folkestone and Hythe
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51.0909°N 1.0375°E / 51.0909; 1.0375

Westenhanger is home to Folkestone Racecourse, which during World War II also served as an airfield, RAF Westenhanger. It closed for redevelopment in December 2012. Another attraction is Westenhanger Castle, located beside the grandstand of the racecourse.

The village also has its own railway station, served by Southeastern trains running between Charing Cross and Dover via Ashford.


References


  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 179 Canterbury & East Kent (Dover & Margate) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319228784.


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