Folkestone and Hythe is a local government district in Kent,England. It lies in the south-east of the county,on the coast of the English Channel. The district was formed in 1974 and was originally named Shepway after one of the ancient lathes of Kent,which had covered a similar area. The district was renamed in 2018. The council is based in Folkestone,the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Hawkinge,Hythe,Lydd and New Romney,along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
Westenhanger railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England,serving the villages of Westenhanger and Stanford,and was near the now-closed Folkestone Racecourse,in Kent. It is 64 miles 15 chains (103.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
Folkestone West railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England,serving the western area of Folkestone,Kent. It is 69 miles 22 chains (111.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. All trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
Folkestone Central railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England,and is the main station serving the town of Folkestone,Kent. It is 69 miles 73 chains (112.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. All trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
Martin Mill railway station serves the small village of Martin Mill in East Kent. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. The booking office is open only on weekday mornings however a ticket machine on the Dover-bound platform caters for out-of-hours ticketing. For many years the ticket office acted as a Post Office for the local community.
Walmer railway station serves Walmer in Kent,England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
Birchington-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England,serving the village of Birchington-on-Sea,Kent. It is 70 miles 56 chains (113.8 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Herne Bay and Westgate-on-Sea.
Yalding railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent,England,serving the village of Yalding. It is 38 miles 19 chains (61.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood and is situated between Beltring and Wateringbury. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
The South Eastern Main Line is a major long-distance railway route in South East England,UK,one of the three main routes crossing the county of Kent,going via Sevenoaks,Tonbridge,Ashford and Folkestone to Dover. The other routes are the Chatham Main Line which runs along the north Kent coast to Ramsgate or Dover via Chatham and High Speed 1 which runs through the centre of Kent to the coast at Folkestone where it joins the Channel Tunnel.
Woodhouse railway station serves Woodhouse and Woodhouse Mill in Sheffield,South Yorkshire,England. The station is 5.25 miles (8 km) east of Sheffield station on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line.
Amberley railway station is a railway station in West Sussex,England. It serves the village of Amberley,about half a mile away,and was opened by the London,Brighton and South Coast Railway. The Amberley Working Museum –a museum of industry –is accessed from the former station goods yard.
Llanfairfechan railway station serves the town of Llanfairfechan,Wales,and is located on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line 51+1⁄4 miles (82.5 km) west of Chester.
Glenfinnan railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the West Highland Line,between Lochailort and Locheilside,located 14 miles 58 chains (23.7 km) from the former Banavie Junction. Glenfinnan Viaduct is about 0.7 miles (1 km) to the east of the station. ScotRail,who manage the station,operate all services.
Stogumber railway station is a station in Kingswood,Somerset,England which serves the nearby village of Stogumber. It was opened by the West Somerset Railway in 1862 and closed by British Rail early in 1971. It was subsequently reopened in 1978 by the West Somerset Railway,a heritage line. It has a different layout to most stations,in that the main building lies on the opposite side of the tracks to the platform.
Saltwood is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent,England. Within the parish are the small hamlets of Pedlinge and Sandling.
Kettleness was a railway station on the Whitby,Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway from 1883 to 1958 serving the remote village of Kettleness. The main station building is still extant and serves as a scouting centre.
The Sandgate branch was a three mile long railway branch line that ran from Sandling railway station in Kent on the South Eastern Main Line to Hythe and Sandgate railway stations. It opened in 1874 and closed completely in 1951.
Woodhall Junction railway station is a former station in Woodhall,Lincolnshire. It served as a junction where several different lines met,none of which are still open.
Hythe railway station was a railway station serving the town of Hythe in Kent and was positioned just after the railway crossed Blackhouse Hill. On the Sandgate Branch line the station had two platforms,and a brick built station building.
Kerne Bridge railway station is a disused railway station on the Ross and Monmouth Railway constructed in the Herefordshire hamlet of Kerne Bridge which also served the village of Goodrich across the River Wye.
94,630
20,000
