Snowdown | |
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Capped mine shaft and winding engine house | |
Location within Kent | |
OS grid reference | TR2451 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dover |
Postcode district | CT15 4 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
Snowdown is a hamlet near Dover in Kent, England. It was the location of one of the four chief collieries of the Kent coalfield,[1] which closed in 1987.
The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Aylesham, Kent. As a result, Snowdown is served by Aylesham Parish Council. The District Authority is Dover District Council and the County Authority is Kent County Council. There are roughly 54 houses in Snowdown.