Cheriton, Kent
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| Map sources for Cheriton, Kent at grid reference TR200370
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Cheriton is a one-time village, now a part of the urban area of Folkestone, Kent, England.
Cheriton is the site of the Channel Tunnel terminal. It is also a military garrison and at time of writing (2005) a Gurkha unit is based at Sir John Moore Barracks Shorncliffe. Cheriton has one of the main schools in Shepway - Pent Valley Technology College.
The parish of Cheriton was part of Elham Rural District from 1894 to 1898, when it became a separate urban district. This was abolished in 1934 under a County Review Order, with the larger part added to Folkestone and the remainder to Hythe.
| The district of Shepway in Kent, South East England with its suburbs, villages, towns and parishes: | |
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Acrise • Brookland • Capel-Le-Ferne • Cheriton • Dymchurch • Dungeness • Elham • Etchinghill • Folkestone • Greatstone • Hawkinge • Hythe • Lade • Littlestone-on-Sea • Lydd • Lydd-on-Sea • Lyminge • Lympne • Newchurch • Newingreen • Newington • New Romney • Old Romney • Pedlinge • Postling • Romney Marsh • Saltwood • Sandgate • Sandling • Sellindge • Stanford • Stelling Minnis • St Mary's Bay • Tolsford • Westenhanger | |
| The district of Shepway List of places in Kent | |
