Dover | town, place with historical importance

United Kingdom / England / Saint Margarets at Cliffe /
 town, place with historical importance
Dover is a major channel port in the English county of Kent, and is famed for Cross-channel ferries and the white chalk cliffs. At the 2001 census, the town of Dover proper had a population of 28,156, while the population of the urban area was 39,078 inhabitants. It is one of the Confederation of Cinque Ports, the major ports for cross-channel ships along the Sussex and Kent coasts.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover
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Coordinates:   51°7'59"N   1°18'8"E

Comments

  • Dover was a surprise. I expected our trip there to be a Kodak moment and that was it. It's so much more. A delightful visit; so many interesting things to see.
  • listen to the song ''clover over dover''from Blur, it's great http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5bdb-sKRcE