Sandgate, Kent

Sandgate
Sandgate Castle
Sandgate is located in Kent
Sandgate
Sandgate
Location within Kent
Population4,639 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTR2035
Civil parish
  • Sandgate
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFOLKESTONE
Postcode districtCT20
Dialling code01303
PoliceKent
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AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°04′26″N 1°08′43″E / 51.074°N 1.1454°E / 51.074; 1.1454

Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census.[2] It is the site of Sandgate Castle, a Device Fort. H. G. Wells lived at Spade House, and it is also the birthplace of comedian Hattie Jacques. Sandgate is the location of the Shorncliffe Redoubt, a Napoleonic-era earthwork fort associated with Sir John Moore and the 95th Regiment of Foot, known as the 95th Rifles. St Paul's Church lies next to the Saga building, which is built on the site of Embrook House.

Sandgate was an urban district from 1894 to 1934 (having previously been part of Cheriton parish). It was added to Folkestone in 1934. In 2004, the village re-acquired civil parish status. The parish shares the boundaries of Folkestone Sandgate ward, at 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi).

The Sandgate branch railway line was opened in 1874 and closed to passengers in 1951. Little of the infrastructure now remains, but it is still possible to see the remains of a tall overbridge at the bottom of Hospital Hill.[citation needed]

The Morcheeba song "The Sea" is written about the beachside bar 'Bar Vasa'.[citation needed] Sandgate Hotel appeared on the Channel 4 programme Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares on 27 February 2006. Other pubs include The Ship Inn, The Providence Inne, The Clarendon Inn and The Royal Norfolk Hotel. The Brisbane suburb with the same name is named after the town. There is also a Brisbane suburb called Shorncliffe, which is adjacent to Sandgate.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Usual Resident Population (KS01) : Folkestone Sandgate Ward Retrieved 22 August 2010