Everything about Shepway totally explained
This article is about Shepway in south-eastern Kent, not to be confused with (the Isle of) Sheppey in northern Kent
Shepway is a
local government district in
Kent,
England. It 'subtitles' itself as
Folkestone,
Hythe and
Romney Marsh. It has council offices in
Folkestone; and there are town councils in
Folkestone,
Hythe,
New Romney and
Lydd, with a
parish councils at
Sandgate, Stelling Minnis, Dymchurch, Saltwood, Newington, Hawkinge, Swingfield, Elmsted, Brookland, Stanford, Lympne, Ivychurch, Newchurch, Postling, Elham, Burmarsh, Brenzett, Sellindge, Lyminge and St Mary in the Marsh.
The district is divided into
wards. Those wards are
Elham and
Stelling Minnis;
North Downs West and East (2 wards); Tolsford*;
Folkestone East;
Folkestone Cheriton;
Folkestone Morehall;
Folkestone Park ;
Folkestone Harbour;
Folkestone Harvey Central;
Folkestone Harvey West;
Folkestone Sandgate;
Lympne and
Stanford;
Hythe East;
Hythe Central;
Hythe West;
Dymchurch and
St Mary's;
New Romney Town and Coast (2 wards); and
Lydd.
Romney Marsh ward is the entire inland portion of the district.
- Tolsford is an area of small villages below the North Downs and west of Folkestone. It is named after Tolsford Hill.
The
motorway M20 and
High Speed 1 both cross the district: at
Cheriton is the western end of the Tunnel.
The district was formed on
April 1,
1974 as a merger of the boroughs of Folkestone, Hythe, Lydd and New Romney, along with
Elham Rural District and
Romney Marsh Rural District. It is named after the historical
Lathe of Shepway.
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