Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Dover · Region: South East
Explore Capel-le-Ferne, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Capel-le-Ferne map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Capel-le-Ferne |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Dover |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.101201 |
| Longitude | 1.208967 |
| Place Type | Village |
Capel-le-Ferne commands the high, chalky shoulder of the Kentish coast, where the sky feels wider and the salt air sharper against the skin. It lies 1.8 miles north-east of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 43°T, OS grid TR 247 384), and is situated south-west of West Hougham village. The land here tilts towards the English Channel, exposing fields to the relentless, scouring breath of the sea that keeps the grass short and the light brittle. A short distance away, the quiet silhouette of The Wing museum stands as a memorial to the few, its architecture mirroring the sweep of the horizon. Below the cliffs, the rugged expanse of East Cliff and Warren Country Park holds the restless movement of the tide, where the earth gives way to the grey, churning water. Capel-le-Ferne itself maintains a composure born of its precarious elevation, a place where the wind acts as a constant, invisible architect. Gardens here are trimmed low to survive the gale, and the roads follow the natural contours of the plateau with a pragmatic, unadorned grace. It is a landscape that demands attention, stripped of artifice and defined by the stark clarity of its maritime border.
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Explore Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.101201, 1.208967. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |