Tilmanstone

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Tilmanstone


Plough & Harrow public house, Tilmanstone
Tilmanstone (Kent)
Tilmanstone

Tilmanstone shown within Kent
OS grid reference TR3051
District Dover
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°12′54″N 1°17′42″E / 51.215, 1.295Tilmanstone is a small village in Kent, in the South East of England, near Eastry a much bigger and more developed area. Tilmanstone has no schools, few shops and a church and town hall. The poplulation of Tilmanstone often work for the nearby companies, such as Pfizer or Tilmanstone Salads, or in the Dover area. Tilmanstone has historically been famous for its colliery which operated from 1906–1986 as one of the four main pits of the Kent coalfield.[1]

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  1. ^ Tilmanstone Colliery, Coalfields Heritage Initiative Kent
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