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Westenhanger

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Population
  
429 (2011)

Country
  
England

Post town
  
HYTHE

Local time
  
Saturday 7:01 AM

District
  
Shepway

UK parliament constituency
  
Folkestone and Hythe

Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
CT21

Shire county
  
Kent

Dialling code
  
01303

Westenhanger

Weather
  
9°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 89% Humidity

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Westenhanger is a small village in south-east Kent, England. It is located around 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Hythe and just south of junction 11 of the M20 motorway. Stone Street, the Roman road from nearby Lympne to Canterbury, passes through the village. It is in the civil parish of Stanford.

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Map of Westenhanger, Hythe, UK

Westenhanger is home to Folkestone Racecourse, which during World War II also served as an airfield, RAF Westenhanger. It closed for redevelopment in December 2012. Another attraction is Westenhanger Castle, located beside the grandstand of the racecourse.

The village also has its own railway station, served by Southeastern trains running between Charing Cross and Dover via Ashford.

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References

Westenhanger Wikipedia