Eythorne

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Eythorne
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Eythorne
Eythorne shown within Kent
Population	2,493^[1] (Parish)
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dover
Postcode district	CT15
Dialling code	01304
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Dover
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 1°15′58″E / 51.1971, 1.2662

Eythorne is a civil parish and small village of about 2000 homes, located 6.3 miles NNW of Dover in Kent.There is currently 10000 (approx.) people living there! .It holds many historical attributes. Situated a few miles away from Dover beach it offers so many articles of evidence of the war, and although a quiet area. Closely in touch with neighbouring village Shepherdswell, together they provide a historical trip that can show the area under the influence of the war. Eythorne has even got loads of coal mines.

Eythorne Baptist Church is over 450 years old and one of the first (if not the first) Baptist Church in the UK.

The village is on the East Kent Railway, a heritage railway.

Eythorne is home to two pubs, The Crown and The White Horse (White Horse now closed)

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Eythorne Baptist Church

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^ National Statistics Census 2001

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