Frogham, Kent

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Frogham
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A thatched lodge in Frogham
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Frogham
Location within Kent
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Dover
Postcode district CT15 7
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51°12′33″N1°13′46″E / 51.2092°N 1.2295°E / 51.2092; 1.2295 Coordinates: 51°12′33″N1°13′46″E / 51.2092°N 1.2295°E / 51.2092; 1.2295

Frogham is a hamlet in the Dover District of East Kent, England, between Canterbury and Dover. It is located between the former coal mining village of Aylesham and Shepherdswell. It is near the site of the former Snowdown colliery. In published statistics, the population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Nonington.



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