Hawkinge | |
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The Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 8,002 (2020)[1] |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
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 | |
Hawkinge (/ˈhɔːkɪndʒ/ HAW-kinj) is a town and civil parish in the 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]