Drellingore

Drellingore
Drellingore
 Drellingore shown within Kent
OS grid referenceTR239410
DistrictDover
Shire countyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Dover
Postcode district CT18
Dialling code 01303
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentDover
List of places
UK
England
Kent

Coordinates: 51°07′26″N 1°12′00″E / 51.124°N 1.2°E / 51.124; 1.2

Drellingore is a village in South East Kent, England.[1] It lies in the Alkham Valley an area of outstanding natural beauty between Folkestone and Dover. Although the Alkham Valley is a dry valley most of the surrounding land forms a water catchment area. Water is extracted from the chalk aquifer for use in the Dover/Folkestone area of Kent.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 179 Canterbury & East Kent (Dover & Margate) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319228784.


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