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Welcome to Newington and Peene

Newington is an English civil parish within the district of Folkestone and Hythe and the county of Kent

Newington is a village in Kent, England one mile (1.6 km) west-north-west of Folkestone. It gives its name to Newington Parish Council, which has five councillors, and includes the hamlets of Arpinge and Beachborough. The village lies to the north of the M20 motorway and the A20 road; the Channel Tunnel complex is nearby. The ecclesiastical parish was known as Newington-next-Hythe, the latter town being 2 1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) to the south-west; the parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas. Nearby there used to be a 13th-century Augustinian priory, founded in 1253 by Sir John Maunsell, who became a counsellor of King Henry III.

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  • Population Estimate

    354

  • District

    Folkestone and Hythe

  • County

    Kent

  • Region

    South East

  • Country

    England

  • Postcode District

    CT18, CT19, CT20, CT21

  • Dialling Code

    01303

  • Police Force

    Kent Police Force

  • Fire Authority

    Kent Fire and Rescue Service

  • Health Area

    NHS Kent and Medway CCG

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