Sandgate

Sandgate
Kent
Sandgate Castle
Location
Grid reference:	TR204352
Location:	51°4’26"N, 1°8’43"E
Data
Population:	4,639  (2011)
Post town:	Folkestone
Postcode:	CT20
Dialling code:	01303
Local Government
Council:	Folkestone and Hythe
Parliamentary constituency:	Folkestone and Hythe

Sandgate is a village on the coast of Kent. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census.

Here stands Sandgate Castle, a Device Fort of the days of Henry VIII, and the Shorncliffe Redoubt, a Napoleonic-era earthwork fort associated with Sir John Moore] and the 95th Regiment of Foot. The parish church is St Paul's.

The seaside location has attracted many people over the years. H. G. Wells lived at Spade House in Sandgate, and it is also the birthplace of comedic actress Hattie Jacques.

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.

Outside links

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