Littlestone-on-Sea
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| Littlestone | |
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  Littlestone shown within Kent |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | New Romney |
| District | Shepway |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TONBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | TN28 |
| Dialling code | 01797 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Folkestone and Hythe |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Littlestone-on-Sea is a small coastal village close to New Romney. Started in the 1880's by Sir Robert Perks, as a resort for the gentry, at the point of the local lifeboat station.[1] At low tide a WWII 'Mulberry Harbour' is visible and along the coast there is a P.L.U.T.O. or Pipe Line Under The Ocean, formally used to carry petrol across to France during the D-Day landings.
The First Men in the Moon
Littlestone is the location of Mr Bedford's landing in the sphere in H.G. Wells book The First Men in the Moon. Mr Bedford leaves the sphere on the beach and enters a hotel. A local boy called Thomas Simmons (the name of an old school friend of Wells) who witnessed Mr Bedford’s arrival later enters and takes off in the sphere and is never seen again!
[edit] References
- ^ Littlestone Kent www.villagenet.co.uk
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