Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East
Explore Hawkinge, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hawkinge 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.
| Place | Hawkinge |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.116435 |
| Longitude | 1.163933 |
| Place Type | Village |
Hawkinge, a village in Kent, possesses a quiet dignity. It lies 4.0 km north-north-west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 344°T, OS grid TR 215 399), and is situated south-south-east of Densole village. The chalk uplands surrounding Hawkinge often catch the sun with a peculiar, almost ethereal glow, particularly in the late afternoon, casting long shadows that seem to whisper tales of the land’s enduring past. Though its modern development has brought new life, one can still discern the subtle echoes of earlier times in the arrangement of its lanes, a gentle reminder of its agricultural roots. The air here, often carrying the faint scent of distant fields, feels clean and expansive.
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Explore Hawkinge, 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: 51.116435, 1.163933. 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 | June 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. |