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Louis Blériot

Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of the money he made to finance his attempts to build a successful aircraft. In 1909 he became world famous for making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft, winning the prize of £1,000 offered by the Daily Mail newspaper.

Located at 51.1312, 1.326 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1872 births, 1936 deaths, People from Nord (French department), École Centrale Paris alumni, Aviation history of France, Aviation pioneers, People of the Edwardian era, French aviators, Members of the Early Birds of Aviation, French aerospace engineers, Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur, Great Medal of the Aéro-Club de France winners

Duke of York's Royal Military School

The Duke of York’s Royal Military School, more commonly called the Duke of York’s, is a co-educational Academy with military traditions in Dover, Kent, open to pupils whose parents are serving or have served in any branch of the United Kingdom armed forces for a minimum of 4 years. The school was until September 2010 a military boarding secondary school and an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

Located at 51.1438, 1.325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1803, Schools in Dover, Kent, Schools with Combined Cadet Forces, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), 1803 establishments in the United Kingdom, Academies in Kent, Boarding schools in Kent, Secondary schools in Kent

Fort Burgoyne

Fort Burgoyne, originally known as Castle Hill Fort, was built in the 1860s as one of the Palmerston forts around Dover in southeast England. It was built to a polygonal system with detached eastern and western redoubts, to guard the high ground northeast of the strategic port of Dover, just north of Dover Castle. The fort is named after the 19th century General John Fox Burgoyne, Inspector-General of Fortifications and son of the John Burgoyne who fought in the American Revolutionary War.

Located at 51.1364, 1.32111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Palmerston Forts, Forts in Dover, Kent

Swingate transmitting station

The Swingate transmitting station is a facility for FM-transmission in the village of Swingate, near Dover, Kent. For many years there were three lattice towers with a height of 111 metres . This station was one of the first 5 Chain Home Radar stations completed in 1936 and was originally designated AMES 04 Dover. The FM transmitting antennas are attached to what was the middle tower; microwave link dishes and mobile telephone antennas were spread across all three towers.

Located at 51.1378, 1.33583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transmitter sites in England

St Mary in Castro, Dover

St Mary in Castro, or St Mary de Castro, is a church in the grounds of Dover Castle, Kent, south-east England. It is a heavily restored Saxon structure, built next to a Roman lighthouse which became the church bell-tower. St Mary serves the local population and the army, and is the church of the Dover Garrison.

Located at 51.1283, 1.3233 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Dover, Kent, History of Kent, Church of England churches in Kent, Unreferenced Kent-related articles, Standing Anglo-Saxon churches, 7th-century church buildings

Langdon Bay, Kent

Langdon Bay is a bay in east Kent, England. It is two miles east of the town of Dover, and is named after the nearby villages of Langdon, East Langdon and West Langdon. The cliffs around it are known as the Langdon Cliffs, there is a prominent zig-zag path that leads from the cliff top to the beach, this is visible from the sea.

Located at 51.1336, 1.351 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bays of England, Geography of Kent, English Channel, Dover (district), National Trust properties in Kent

HMS Codrington (D65)

HMS Codrington was an A-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served as the flotilla leader during the Second World War in Home waters and off the Norwegian coast, before being bombed and sunk on 27 July 1940 whilst in dock at Dover.

Located at 51.1256, 1.33444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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A-class destroyers (1929) of the Royal Navy, Ships built in the United Kingdom, Ships built by Swan Hunter, Tyne-built ships, 1929 ships, World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom, Maritime incidents in 1940, World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel, History of Dover, Kent, Ships sunk by aircraft

Swingate Mill, Guston

Swingate Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill in Guston, Kent, England that was built in 1849.

Located at 51.1508, 1.33458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Windmills in Kent, Grinding mills in the United Kingdom, Tower mills, Grade II listed buildings in Kent, Industrial buildings completed in 1849