Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Thanet · Region: South East
Explore Flete, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Flete 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 | Flete |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Thanet |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.362320 |
| Longitude | 1.370707 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Flete occupies a quiet corner of the Kentish landscape where the sky seems to press closer to the earth. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-west of Margate (from Margate: bearing 194°T, OS grid TR 347 679), and is situated north-west of Lydden village. The light here catches the flint and chalk of the fields, turning the horizon into a pale, shifting canvas that changes with every passing cloud. A short distance away, the remnants of the past linger at Salmestone Grange, where the heavy stone walls hold the memories of centuries in their unyielding grip. Flete maintains a modest distance from the nearby roar of aviation history, yet the hum of the Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum remains a faint vibration in the air during the summer months. The fields around Flete are marked by the patient labour of generations, their boundaries defined by hedges that hold the sharp, salty scent of the nearby coast. When the wind shifts, it carries the dry, metallic suggestion of the industrial heritage that once defined the wider district. Flete exists in this steady equilibrium, neither seeking the attention of the bustling coast nor yielding to the silence of the deeper countryside.
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Explore Flete, 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: 51.362320, 1.370707. 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 | August 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. |