Dover District

Dover is a local government district in Kent, England. The port town of Dover is its administrative centre. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the boroughs of Deal, Dover, and Sandwich along with Dover Rural District and most of Eastry Rural District.

Dover District
Dover shown within Kent
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East England
Non-metropolitan countyKent
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQDover
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
  TypeNon-metropolitan district council
  BodyDover District Council
  LeadershipLeader & Cabinet (Conservative)
  MPsNatalie Elphicke (Conservative)
Craig Mackinlay (Conservative)
Area
  Total121.56 sq mi (314.84 km2)
Area rank130th (of 317)
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
  Total118,131
  Rank199th (of 317)
  Density970/sq mi (380/km2)
  Ethnicity
99.5% White (British)
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code29UE (ONS)
E07000108 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTR315415
Websitewww.dover.gov.uk

Settlements

There are three towns within the district: Deal, Dover and Sandwich; and the parishes below:

The northern boundary of the district is the River Stour; on its western side is the district of Canterbury; to the south the parish of Capel-le-Ferne; and to the east the Straits of Dover. The southern part of the latter is the point where the North Downs meets the sea, at the White Cliffs of Dover. Further north along the coast, from Deal onwards, the land is at sea level, where the River Stour enters the sea by a circuitous route. It is here, on the sand-dunes, that the Royal St George's Golf Club, founded in 1887, and of international repute, is situated.

In the district are industrial remains of the erstwhile Kent coalfield, situated around Tilmanstone and Betteshanger. Half of the underwater section of the Channel Tunnel is under British Sovereignty and thus part of the district.

Communications

Deal Timeball is a Victorian maritime Greenwich Mean Time signal located on the roof of a waterfront four-storey tower. It was established in 1855 by the Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy in collaboration with Charles V. Walker.

Crossing Dover district are the Roman roads of Watling Street and that leading from Richborough. Today the main road, the A2, closely follows Watling Street to Dover.

See also

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