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Alkham
Alkham Village Hall, Alkham, Dover district, Kent, Eng.
Dover
district, England, United Kingdom
Dover, district, eastern part of the administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England, on the Strait of Dover. The port of Dover is the administrative centre.
The history and economy of the district reflect its location as the part of England closest to France. Major routes between London and the Continent pass through the district, although much of the traffic now goes through the Channel Tunnel (opened 1994) just to the south at Folkestone. The old ports of Sandwich and Deal as well as Dover are the principal towns. White chalk cliffs line much of the coast. Area 122 square miles (315 square km). Pop. (2001) 104,566; (2011) 111,674.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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