Capel-le-Ferne
| Capel-le-Ferne | ||||
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 Battle of Britain Memorial |
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| Basic data | ||||
| status | Village and Civil Parish | |||
| surface | 5.98 km² | |||
| population | 1884 (as of 2011) | |||
| Ceremony county | Kent | |||
| District | Dover District | |||
| Constituency | Dover | |||
| Website: www.capellefernepc.org.uk | ||||
Capel-le-Ferne ( ˌkeɪpəl lə fɜrn ), the name of the phrase Chapel in the Ferns derived, which as much as chapel in the Ferns means is a village and Civil Parish near Folkestone , Kent with about 1,850 inhabitants (2011). The village sits on the chalk cliffs of Dover , and its main attraction is the Battle of Britain Memorial , opened by Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on July 9, 1993, and dedicated to the military personnel who worked between July 10 and October 31, 1940 fought in the Battle of Britain . The memorial is built on part of the former coastal batteries. The Eurotunnel runs under the northernmost part of the village.
The New Dower Road (B2011) from Folkestone to Dover is the main street of the town, which hosts a farmers' market every Tuesday morning. The through traffic on the A20 passes Capel-le-Ferne. The place is rural. Walkers on the way to the East Cliff and Warren Country Park towards Folkestone and the Clifftop Cafe on the flank of the cliffs have an uninterrupted view over the English Channel towards the coast of France . Towards Dover there is a path to Samphire Hoe .
The village is related to the community of Oye-Plage in the French department of Pas-de-Calais , about 12 km east of Calais .
- Battle of Britain Memorial
View towards the sea
Memorial Wall
Spitfire replica
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ N , 1 ° 13 ′ E