Maxton, Kent

Maxton
Suburb
View of Dover Castle from Maxton
Maxton Location within Kent
Population	4,005
OS grid reference	TR302408
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dover
Postcode district	CT17
Dialling code	01304
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Dover
List of places UK England Kent 51°07′13″N1°17′20″E / 51.1204°N 1.2889°E / 51.1204; 1.2889

Maxton is an area in the west of Dover, in the county of Kent, England. ^[1] Maxton also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938.

Maxton originated from Maxton Manor, a medieval manor house that can trace it's roots to the reign of King Henry III. ^[2] In the 1800s Maxton was separate to Dover but by the start of the twentieth century Maxton was now a suburb of Dover. ^[3] By the mid 1900s Maxton had a brewery, several shops including a post office, petrol station and a fish and chips shop which have all since closed. The Orange Tree Pub was the local pub in Maxton but closed in 2002. ^[4]

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 179 Canterbury & East Kent (Dover & Margate) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN   9780319228784.
2. "JOHN BAVINGTON JONES Page 129". www.dover-kent.com. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
3. Canterbury & East Kent: Dover & Margate, Ordnance Survey of Great Britain (Ed. D2, 2 Ser., ed. 11-GSGS, rev. for selected change 2004 ed.), Southampton, 2004, ISBN   978-0-319-22878-4
4. "ORANGE TREE Pubs of Dover". www.dover-kent.com. Retrieved 30 October 2025.

External links

Media related to Maxton at Wikimedia Commons