Newington, Shepway

Newington
Newington
Newington shown within Kent
Population	368 (parish, 2011 Census)
District	Shepway
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
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Folkestone and Hythe
List of places UK England Kent 51°05′31″N 1°06′52″E / 51.092°N 1.1144°E / 51.092; 1.1144Coordinates: 51°05′31″N 1°06′52″E / 51.092°N 1.1144°E / 51.092; 1.1144

Newington is a village in Kent, England one mile (1.6 km) west-north-west of Folkestone. It gives its name to Newington-Shepway Parish Council, which has five councillors, and includes the hamlets of Arpinge and Beachborough. The village lies to the north of the M20 motorway and the A20 road; the Channel Tunnel complex is nearby.

The ecclesiastical parish was known as Newington-next-Hythe, the latter town being 2 ¹⁄₂ miles (4.0 km) to the south-west; the parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas. Nearby there used to be a 13th-century Augustinian priory, founded in 1253 by Sir John Maunsell, who became a counsellor of King Henry III.

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