Newington, Shepway
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Newington shown within Kent
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Population | 341 (parish, 2001 Census) |
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District | Shepway |
Shire county | Kent |
Region | South East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FOLKESTONE |
Postcode district | CT18 |
Dialling code | 01303 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | Folkestone and Hythe |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Newington is a village in Kent, England one mile (1.6 km) west-north-west of Folkestone. It gives its name to Newington-Shepway Parish Council, which has five councillors,[1] and includes the hamlets of Arpinge and Beachborough. The village lies to the north of the M20 motorway and the A20 road; the Channel Tunnel complex is nearby.
The ecclesiastical parish was known as Newington-next-Hythe, the latter town being Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). to the south-west; the parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas.[2] Nearby there used to be a 13th-century Augustinian priory, founded in 1253 by Sir John Maunsell, who became a counsellor of King Henry III.[3]
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