- Whitfield, Kent
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Whitfield
latitude= 51.1533
longitude= 1.2946
population = 4,600 (2005) [cite web | title = 2005 Ward Level Population Estimates | publisher = Kent County Council | url = http://www.kent.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E503169D-C06B-498F-BD0A-678EE22B4D37/6841/sae108.pdf |month=September | year=2006| accessdate = 2007-08-20 |format=PDF]
shire_district= Dover
shire_county =Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Dover
post_town=Dover
postcode_district = CT16
postcode_area= CT
dial_code= 01304
os_grid_reference= TR305445Whitfield is an ancient
village andcivil parish in the English county ofKent . It has a modern counterpart in the large settlement located at the junction of the A2 andA256 road s, some four miles (6.4km) north ofDover , of which that part of Whitfield has become asuburb .The village itself (
Church Whitfield ) can claim ancient roots in that evidence of both Roman and Saxon settlements have been unearthed. The village church, dedicated toSt Peter , has two Saxon windows, and the bell is from the 13th century, or earlier. The modern Whitfield began to appear when the more affluent citizens of Dover built their homes here, alongside what was to become the A2 trunk road which bypassed the village. ["The Kent Village Book" Alan Bignell 1999 ISBN-1-85306-571-4 ] Modern (post-WWII) development enlarged the new village, and in 2005 the government proposed a maximum of 9,900 new homes to be built ongreenfield site s around the village, doubling its size. The "Whitfield Action Group" was set up to oppose any large scale developments while accepting natural growth. [ [http://www.whitfieldactiongroup.co.uk/ Whitfield Village Action Group] ]Whitfield has, as amenities, two
public houses s, the 'Royal Oak' and 'The Archer'; the private members' "Whitfield Club"; [ [http://www.thewhitfieldclub.com The Whitfield Club] ] and the Ramada Dover Hotel. There is also a village hall with library, doctors surgery, and the local post office. A branch ofMcDonalds is on the A2 road .The village has two schools, both catering for special educational needs: primary and secondary. Whitfield and Aspen School (primary); [ [http://www.whitfield.kent.sch.uk/ Whitfield and Aspen School] ] and Archers Court Maths and Computing College [ [http://www.archers-court.kent.sch.uk/ Archers Court College] ] .
In view of its site on the periphery of a town such as Dover, and because of its strategic position on the A2/A256 junction, Whitfield is of importance to businesses. The huge White Cliffs Business Park, [ [http://www.dover.gov.uk/business/future_developments-flag.asp White Cliffs Business Park] ] covering 272 acres (110 ha) is located at Whitfield and is described as attracting “… household names and a raft of companies with international pedigrees“.
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* [http://www.sholdenactiongroup.com Sholden Action Group]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11355303796 Whitfield facebook group]
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