Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East
Explore Foord, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Foord 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Foord, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Foord |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.088275 |
| Longitude | 1.183648 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Foord serves as a distinct northern extension of the coastal sprawl, where the brickwork of Victorian terraces catches the low, saline light of the English Channel. It lies 0.5 miles north-north-east of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 18°T, OS grid TR 230 369). The landscape here rises steadily from the shoreline, carrying the weight of a working history that once relied on the proximity of the railway and the valley’s natural drainage. Footpaths thread through the streets toward the nearby Brabner Park, where the wind pulls at the tall grass with a restless, inland energy. Residents often pass the public artwork known as Other People’s Photographs on Albion Road, a collection that anchors the modern identity of the streets in quiet, intimate memories. Foord retains a pragmatic character, defined by the sharp geometry of slate roofs and the persistent, faint hum of traffic climbing toward the downs. The air feels thinner here than by the harbour, sharpened by the climb away from the sea and the cooling shadows of the valley floor. Rainwater gathers in the gutters with a brisk, purposeful flow, tracing the path that the town itself has carved into the chalky incline.
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Explore Foord, 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: 51.088275, 1.183648. 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. |