Hawkinge

Hawkinge
Hawkinge
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
UK Parliament	Folkestone and Hythe;
	List of places UK England Kent 51°07′01″N 1°09′50″E / 51.117°N 1.1638°E

Hawkinge (

Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. The original village of Hawkinge is actually just less than a mile (c. 1.3 km) due east of the present village centre;^[2] the village of Hawkinge was formed by the merging of Hawkinge and Uphill.^[3]

World War II

During World War II,

pillboxes

are scattered amongst the farms.

Hawkinge Cemetery is near the site of the aerodrome and most of the 95 Second World War casualties buried there were airmen. About a quarter were killed during the Battle of Britain. Most of the war graves are in a special plot east of the chapel, including 59 German graves, which are together in a group at the south-eastern corner.[5]

Governance

Hawkinge is in the Folkestone and Hythe Westminster constituency.

On Kent County Council, Hawkinge forms part of the

Independents.^[6]

Transport

The

A2 to Canterbury originally ran through the centre of the town, before it was replaced with a new bypass opened by Michael Howard on Monday 9 July 2007. The southern section, built in the early 2000s, leads from the A20

to a roundabout where it meets with the northern section. This new section carries traffic around the town centre onto the existing road.

There is a bus service that connects the town to Folkestone and Canterbury. These are normally run by Stagecoach and have route numbers 19, 16 & 73 (Easy Access Bus).

Shops and services

There are two local churches. The Anglican parish church is St Luke's, the ancient parish church of St Michael's having been declared redundant in 1980;^[7] and the Baptist Church, having sold its small building, meets in a modern chapel on the first floor of Hawkinge Community Centre.^[8]

There are two primary schools: Hawkinge Primary School in the old village,^[9] and The Churchill Primary School.^[10]

The town publishes its own online newspaper, the Hawkinge Gazette.^[11]

The town also has its own local Scout group, 3rd Hawkinge.^[12]

Notable residents

Music connections

Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone
.

References

^ "Town population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ "Historical notes on Hawkinge". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
^ Unofficial Hawkinge Website Archived 2005-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ KENT BATTLE OF BRITAIN MUSEUM About Former RAF Station Hawkinge Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ [1] Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine CWGC Cemetery Report.
^ Hawkinge Parish Council Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ Hawkinge old church Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Hawkinge Baptist Church Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Hawkinge Primary School". Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
^ "The Churchill Primary School". Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "Hawkinge Gazette". Archived from the original on 23 March 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2005.
^ "'3rd Hawkinge Scout Group'". Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Hawkinge at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Town population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[2] "Historical notes on Hawkinge". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2008.

[3] Unofficial Hawkinge Website Archived 2005-08-27 at the Wayback Machine

[4] KENT BATTLE OF BRITAIN MUSEUM About Former RAF Station Hawkinge Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine

[cwgc-5] [1] Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine CWGC Cemetery Report.

[6] Hawkinge Parish Council Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Hawkinge old church Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Hawkinge Baptist Church Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine

[9] "Hawkinge Primary School". Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.

[10] "The Churchill Primary School". Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[11] "Hawkinge Gazette". Archived from the original on 23 March 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2005.

[12] "'3rd Hawkinge Scout Group'". Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

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