Peene, Kent
Peene is situated on the outskirts of Folkestone and is joined with the neighbouring village of Newington (where, at the 2011 census, the population was included).
Peene | |
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Peene Location within Kent | |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Folkestone |
Postcode district | CT18 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
The village sits on the edge of the Channel Tunnel and was joined to the Elham Valley Railway. Although no station existed at Peene, the railway passed over a bridge on the road into the village. The village is now home to the Elham Valley Railway Museum which is open to the public.
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