Hawkinge
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  Map sources for Hawkinge at grid reference TR216401
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Hawkinge, once a village and now a rapidly expanding commuter dormitory in southeast Kent. During World War II it was the closest operational airfield to France and was used during the Battle of Britain. The airfield is now the site of several new housing estates. The construction of these were hampered by the discovery of several pipe bombs which had been put there in the event of a German invasion to render the airfield useless to enemy airplanes. There are also many reminders of the war in and near the site of the original village. There is an aircraft museum and various pillboxes scattered amongst the farms. Walking south from the village past the museum it is possible to see stunning views of Cheriton, Folkestone and the Channel Tunnel complex. The best view of the Channel Tunnel complex is from a car-park on the North Downs, locally referred to as 'the dogging spot' due to nocturnal car-based recreational activities normally pursued there.
The local MP is the Rt. Hon. Michael Howard Q.C. (Conservative) who was famously described by his colleague Anne Widdecombe as having "something of the night about him". There are three Shepway Councillors for the Hawkinge area: David Callahan, Peter Smith, and Christina Smith.
The A260 road from Folkestone to Canterbury currently runs through the village, although the northern stretch of the Hawkinge Bypass is currently under construction (the southern section, Spitfire Way, being built in the early 2000s). Once this is open it is hoped that traffic congestion in Hawkinge during peak hours will decrease.
[edit] External links
- Unofficial Hawkinge Website
- Parish Council Website
- Hawkinge Primary School
- The Churchill Primary School
- Selsted Church of England Primary School
- Hawkinge Gazette
- Kent Battle of Britain Museum
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The district of Shepway in Kent, South East England with its suburbs, villages, towns and parishes: |
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Acrise • Brenzett • Brookland • Burmarsh • Capel-Le-Ferne • Cheriton • Denge • Dymchurch • Dungeness • Elham • Etchinghill • Folkestone • Greatstone • Hawkinge • Hythe • Ivychurch • 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 • Snargate • Stanford • Stelling Minnis • St Mary in the Marsh • St Mary's Bay • Tolsford • Westenhanger • West Hythe |
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