Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Dover · Region: South East
Explore South Alkham, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Alkham 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 South Alkham, 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 | South Alkham |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Dover |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.129887 |
| Longitude | 1.210255 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
South Alkham emerges from the chalk-rich folds of the Kent Downs as a quiet sentinel of the rolling countryside. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-east of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 21°T, OS grid TR 247 416), and is situated south-west of Alkham village. The landscape surrounding South Alkham carries a particular clarity of light, which catches the pale limestone tracks that wind through the fields. To the east, the rising slopes of Gorse Hill break the horizon, offering a stark contrast to the verdant depth of the nearby Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods SSSI. These ancient tracts of timber hold a stillness that seems to temper the brisk coastal winds blowing inland from the Channel. South Alkham maintains a modest character, defined by the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life rather than the clamour of modern thoroughfares. The earth here is porous and flinty, yielding to the rhythm of the seasons with a quiet persistence that has defined the character of the land for generations. Every stone and hedgerow in this corner of the district bears the weight of a long, unhurried continuity.
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Explore South Alkham, 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: 51.129887, 1.210255. 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. |