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For other places named Capel, see Capel (disambiguation).

Human settlement in England

Capel-le-Ferne
The memorial to The Few at Capel-le-Ferne
Capel-le-FerneLocation within Kent
Population	1,884 (2011)
OS grid reference	TR242386
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Folkestone
Postcode district	CT18
Dialling code	01303

Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast

UK Parliament	Dover
List of places UK England Kent 51°06′13″N 1°12′06″E / 51.1037°N 1.2016°E / 51.1037; 1.2016

Capel-le-Ferne /ˌkeɪpəl lə ˈfɜːrn/ is a village on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in Kent, England. Its name derives from a medieval French term meaning "chapel in the ferns". In 2011 the village had a population of 1,884. It is perched on top of the White Cliffs of Dover.

Its foremost attraction is the Battle of Britain Memorial, opened by the Queen Mother on 9 July 1993 and dedicated to those who fought in the battle. The Memorial is built upon part of a coastal battery (No. 2 and No. 3 guns) used during the Second World War (the other part of the battery site is privately owned and is under restoration).

The Channel Tunnel runs underneath the northernmost part of the village.

The village is twinned with the commune of Oye-Plage, which is about seven miles (12 km) east of Calais, France.

Transport

The New Dover Road, also known as the B2011, runs through the village. The A20 runs to the north, and is used by freight and ferry traffic heading for Dover.

Governance

The electoral ward of Capel-le-Ferne includes Hougham Without and at the 2011 census it had a population of 2,347.

In popular culture

Russell Hoban gave Capel-le-Fern the name "Crippel the Farn" in his post-apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker (1989).

References

^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
"Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 October 2015.
"Places - Riddley Walker Annotations". Errorbar. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

External links

v t e Settlements in the Dover District of Kent
	Towns	Deal Dover Sandwich Walmer
	Villages and hamlets	Alkham Ash Ashley Aycliff Aylesham Barfrestone Barnsole Betteshanger Buckland Buttsole Capel-le-Ferne Chillenden Church Whitfield Coldred Coombe Denton Drellingore East Langdon Eastry East Studdal Elmstone Elvington Ewell Minnis Eythorne Farthingloe Finglesham Frogham Goodnestone Great Mongeham Little Mongeham Guston Hacklinge Ham Hoaden Hougham Kearsney Kingsdown Knowlton Langdon Lydden Marley Marshborough Martin Martin Mill Maxton Nonington Northbourne Preston-next-Wingham Richborough Ringwould Ripple River Shepherdswell Sholden Snowdown St Margaret's at Cliffe Staple Stourmouth Sutton Swingate Temple Ewell Tilmanstone Waldershare Ware West Langdon West Studdal West Cliffe Westmarsh Whitfield Wingham Woodnesborough Wootton Worth
	Civil parishes	List of civil parishes in Kent
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Ferne also means "far off', as in, the ferne hills. It was published in Chaucer's epic novel.

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