Hougham, Kent
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For the village of Hougham, Lincolnshire see Hougham, Lincolnshire
Hougham Without is a civil parish between Dover
and Folkestone
in southeast England
. The main settlements are the villages of Church Hougham and West Hougham, collectively known simply as "Hougham". Great Hougham Court Farm is located to the south of the two villages, near the Dover transmitting station. The Channel Tunnel
runs underground just south of West Hougham and directly under both Church Hougham and the Farm.
Hougham, Lincolnshire
Hougham is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It once had its own Hougham railway station on the line between Grantham and Newark...
Hougham Without is a civil parish between Dover
Dover
Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...
and Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
in southeast England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The main settlements are the villages of Church Hougham and West Hougham, collectively known simply as "Hougham". Great Hougham Court Farm is located to the south of the two villages, near the Dover transmitting station. The Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is deep...
runs underground just south of West Hougham and directly under both Church Hougham and the Farm.
See also
- Hougham BatteryHougham BatteryHougham Battery is a World War II coastal defence battery built in 1941 between Dover and Folkestone in southeast England.It is on the cliff-edge between Abbot's Cliff and Shakespeare Cliff....
- Lydden Spout BatteryLydden Spout BatteryLydden Spout Battery is a World War II coastal defence battery built in 1941 west of Dover. Originally armed with three 6 inch Mark VII naval guns on Mark V mountings, later upgraded to Mark XXIV guns on the same mountings. Fan Bay Battery to the east of Dover is built to the same plan.The battery...
- St. Radegund's AbbeySt. Radegund's AbbeySt. Radegund's Abbey was an abbey in the parish of Hougham Without near Dover in southeast England....
- Samphire HoeSamphire HoeSamphire Hoe is a new part of Kent, United Kingdom, consisting of reclaimed land made from 4.9 million cubic metres of chalk marl dug to create the Channel Tunnel, deposited on the seaward side of the famous White Cliffs of Dover. It is accessible by the public via single-track tunnel controlled by...
- Alkham ValleyAlkham ValleyThe Alkham Valley is in the Kent Downs , an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in South East Kent, England. The valley, a lies between Folkestone and Dover....