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Home › Leas, The, Folkestone

Leas, The, Folkestone, Kent, England

Record Id: 2035

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Brief description of site

The Leas is a mile-long clifftop promenade featuring views across the channel to France. The promenade is set against a backdrop of Edwardian buildings. Features include an ornate Victorian bandstand and flowerbeds.

Location information:

Address: Folkestone, CT20 2DZ

Locality: Kent

Local Authorities:

Kent; Shepway; Folkestone

Historical County: Kent

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 179 Grid Ref: TR219353
Latitude: 51.0741 Longitude: 1.166255

Key information:

Form of site: designed urban space

Purpose of site: promenade

Context or principal building: parks, gardens and urban spaces

Survival: Extant

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Record created: 27/07/2007 Record last updated: 24/04/2012

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