'''Folkestone''' (Derivation: probably OE; ''Foica’s stone'') is a seaport and resort town in [[Kent]], UK some 11km (7 miles) WSW of [[Dover UK|Dover]]. It was a late developer, becoming officially a port in 1629 and a late “auxiliary” member of the - by now numerous – [[Cinque Ports]]. | '''Folkestone''' (Derivation: probably OE; ''Foica’s stone'') is a seaport and resort town in [[Kent]], UK some 11km (7 miles) WSW of [[Dover UK|Dover]]. It was a late developer, becoming officially a port in 1629 and a late “auxiliary” member of the - by now numerous – [[Cinque Ports]]. |