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FOLKESTONE & HYTHE DISTRICT

Bibliography & Further Reading References

GREAT WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT WHICH INCLUDE KENT AREAS

Paranormal Database  

Spooky Isles 

Dover Archives

HISTORY

⦁    En.wikipedia.org. (2018). Shepway. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepway [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
⦁    Visionofbritain.org.uk. (2018). History of Shepway in Kent | Map, and description. [online] Available at: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17316 [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].

ENTERTAINMENT VENUES

⦁    FOLKESTONE THEATRE - FOLKESTONE 
i.    Paranormaldatabase.com. (2019). alien big cat sightings and other strange british experiences from the paranormal database. [online] Available at: https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/kent/kentdata.php?pageNum_paradata=3&totalRows_paradata=254 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
ii.    Folkestonethi.org. (2019). 1 GRACE HILL • FTHI. [online] Available at: http://folkestonethi.org/properties/8 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
iii.    Anon, (2019). [online] Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/ghostly-haunted-kent-places-halloween-701615 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
⦁    THE LEAS PAVILION THEATRE  - FOLKESTONE 
i.    Ashton, B. (2019). Folkestone building named one of England's most endangered. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/leas-pavilion-folkestone-been-named-470228 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
ii.    Chessum, V. (2019). Leas Pavilion developers look set to run out of time to build flats. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/leas-pavilion-developers-nearly-run-1313659 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
iii.    Facebook.com. (2019). Friends of Leas Pavilion. [online] Available at: https://www.facebook.com/Friends-of-Leas-Pavilion-1516432241940414/ [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
iv.    Friends of the Leas Pavilion. (2019). Friends of the Leas Pavilion. [online] Available at: https://friendsoftheleaspavilion.wordpress.com/ [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
v.    Haunted: Leas Pavilion Theatre, K. (2019). Haunted: Leas Pavilion Theatre, Folkestone, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-leas-pavilion-theatre-folkestone/ [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
vi.    Database.theatrestrust.org.uk. (2019). Leas Pavilion | Theatres Trust. [online] Available at: https://database.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/932-leas-pavilion [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
vii.    MacDougall, L. (2019). The chilling stories behind Folkestone's 16 most haunted places. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/spooky-folkestone-scary-halloween-ghost-700419 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
viii.    Historicengland.org.uk. (2019). The Leas Club , Folkestone - 1392353 | Historic England. [online] Available at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1392353 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
ix.    ShepwayVox Dissent is not a Crime. (2019). The Long Read: The Leas Pavilion.. [online] Available at: https://shepwayvox.org/2018/04/15/the-long-read-the-leas-pavilion/ [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
x.    BBC News. (2019). Vic Reeves backs pavilion campaign. [online] Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-45421035 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
xi.    Williams, S., 2020. Edwardian Theatre Set To Become Eye-Catching Apartment Block. [online] Kent Online. Available at: <https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/edwardian-theatre-set-to-become-eye-catching-apartment-block-233939/> [Accessed 23 September 2020].

FORTS & DEFENCES

⦁    Dymchurch Redoubt
i.    (2016, March 14). DYMCHURCH REDOUBT. Api.Parliament.uk. https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1916/mar/14/dymchurch-redoubt
ii.    Historic England Research Records Dymchurch Redoubt. Heritage Gateway. https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=464040&resourceID=19191
iii.    Dymchurch Redoubt. Historic England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1017352
iv.    Dymchurch_Redoubt. (2025, August 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymchurch_Redoubt
v.    Dymchurch Redoubt. Romney Marsh History. https://romneymarshhistory.co.uk/dymchurchredoubt
vi.    (2011, August 4). Dymchurch Redoubt. South Eadt History Board. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=528.0
vii.    (1964, October 19). Dymchurch Redoubt. Ancient Monuments. https://ancientmonuments.uk/115561-dymchurch-redoubt-hythe

HOSTELRIES

Gutenberg.org. (2018). The Old Inns of Old England (Vol. I of II), by Charles G. Harper—A Project Gutenberg eBook. [online] Available at: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43865/43865-h/43865-h.htm#Page_76 [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].

 1 THE ROYAL NORFOLK HOTEL - SANDGATE
i.    Norfolk Ghost Review Room 22 - Tripadvisor.co.uk. (2018). Ghost in room 22 - Review of The Royal Norfolk Hotel, Sandgate - TripAdvisor. [online] Available at: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g1096575-d664979-r137697477-The_Royal_Norfolk_Hotel-Sandgate_Folkestone_Kent_England.html# [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ii.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). ROYAL NORFOLK HOTEL Pubs of Sandgate. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/Royal-Norfolk-Hotel-Sandgate.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Pubshistory.com. (2018). Royal Norfolk Hotel, High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Sandgate/RoyalNorfolk.shtml [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    profile, V. (2018). All About Ghost. [online] Allaboutghost.blogspot.co.uk. Available at: http://allaboutghost.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/ [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
v.    (1827, January 18). Very Reduced Fares. Kent Herald, pg1. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005968/18270118/002/0001
vi.    (1902, July 16). Royal Norfolk hotel Sandgate. Folkestone Express, Sandgate, Shorncliffe & Hythe Advertiser, pg7. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002515/19020716/007/0007
vii.    (1927, March 12). Death of Mr GP Keeler. Kentish Express, pg6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19270312/135/0006
viii.    (1969, April 4). Murder says Inquest Jury. Kentish Express, pg1. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19690404/002/0001
ix.    (1969, January 10). Folkestone Open Verdict Dr Ramsey Martin. Kentish Express, pg12col6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0003535/19690110/215/0012
2  ABBOTS FIRESIDE INN - ELHAM
i.    Ghost Pubs. (2018). Abbots Fireside Inn, Elham, Shepway | Abbots Fireside Inn Haunted Hostelry, CT4, Elham. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/abbots-fireside-inn-elham [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ii.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). ABBOTS FIRESIDE Pubs of Elham. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/Abbotts-Fireside-Elham.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    MacDougall, L., Madge, S. and Doherty, S. (2018). 93 Kent places riddled with ghosts you need to avoid this Halloween. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/haunted-kent-places-ghost-halloween-701615 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    Stuff, G. (2018). The Abbots Fireside Hotel and Restaurant, Elham, Kent. [online] Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Available at: https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101252338-the-abbots-fireside-hotel-and-restaurant-elham [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
v.    (2025, February 13). One of Kent’s oldest pubs - The Abbot’s Fireside in Elham, near Canterbury - suddenly closes. Kent Online. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/sadness-at-sudden-closure-of-one-of-kent-s-oldest-pubs-320071/
vi.    Pub for sale - The Abbot’s Fireside. Right Move. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/159270149#/?channel=COM_BUY
3 THE GEORGE INN - STELLING MINNIS
i.    Ghost Pubs. (2018). The George Inn, Stelling Minnis, Shepway | The George Inn Haunted Hostelry, CT4, Stelling Minnis. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/the-george-inn-stelling-minnis [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ii.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). GEORGE Pub of Stelling Minnis. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/Pubs/George-Stelling-Minnis.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    MacDougall, L., Madge, S. and Doherty, S. (2018). 93 Kent places riddled with ghosts you need to avoid this Halloween. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/haunted-kent-places-ghost-halloween-701615 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    (1900, September 22). TO BE LET. Kent Messenger & Gravesend Telegraph, pg5col1. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003544/19000922/264/0005 
4  THE SHIP INN - SANDGATE
i.     Stuff, G. (2018). Ship Inn, Folkestone, Kent. [online] Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Available at: https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101344145-ship-inn-sandgate#.WsdTai7wbIU [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ii.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). SHIP INN Pubs of Sandgate. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/Ship-Inn-Sandgate.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Ghost Pubs. (2018). The Ship Inn, Sandgate, Shepway | The Ship Inn Haunted Hostelry, CT20, Sandgate. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/the-ship-inn-sandgate [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    Whatpub.com. (2018). Ship Inn, Sandgate. [online] Available at: https://whatpub.com/pubs/ASH/4035/ship-inn-sandgate [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
v.    Sandgate-kent.org.uk. (2018). Sandgate Home. [online] Available at: http://www.sandgate-kent.org.uk/ghosts.htm [Accessed 3 Nov. 2017]. Link no longer working - see Dover-Kent link for a further write-up.
5 THE BRITISH LION - FOLKESTONE 
i.    Folkestonehistory.org. n.d. [online] Available at: <https://www.folkestonehistory.org/uploads/pdf/F&DLHS%20Newsletter%20No.%2065%20winter%202015.pdf> [Accessed 4 January 2021].
ii.    Dover-kent.com. n.d. BRITISH LION Pubs Of Folkestone. [online] Available at: <http://www.dover-kent.com/British-Lion-Folkestone.html> [Accessed 4 January 2021].
iii.    Harris, P., 1995. Ghosts Of Shepway. 3rd ed. Folkestone Kent: Paul Harris, pp.2-3.
iv.    Whatpub.com. n.d. British Lion, Folkestone. [online] Available at: <https://whatpub.com/pubs/ASH/3928/british-lion-folkestone> [Accessed 4 January 2021]. 
v.    Restaurant Guru. n.d. Menu At British Lion Pub & Bar, Folkestone, 8-10 The Bayle. [online] Available at: <https://restaurantguru.com/British-Lion-Folkestone/menu> [Accessed 4 January 2021].
vi.    Bayle Residents Association. n.d. Our Local History. [online] Available at: <https://thebayle.org/our-local-history> [Accessed 4 January 2021].
vii.    British-history.ac.uk. 2021. The Town And Parish Of Folkestone | British History Online. [online] Available at: <https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol8/pp152-188> [Accessed 4 January 2021].
viii.    (1842, April 19). Lot 3 Freehold Public House British Lion. Kentish Gazette, pg2col2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000235/18420419/042/0002
ix.    (1862, June 10). Death -Mr Robert Burvill. South Eastern Gazette, pg8col4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001098/18620610/068/0008 
x.    (1868, September 19). Druid anniversary. Folkestone Chronicle, pg4col3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003501/18680919/037/0004
xi.    (1882, October 14). Births - Cooper. Folkestone Express, Sandgate, Shorncliffe & Hythe Advertiser, pg5col3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002515/18821014/075/0005
xii.    (1907, June 8). The Funeral of the Late Mrs J Pankhurst. Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, pg2col4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000765/19070608/041/0002
xiii.    (1896, September 19). A Lady Found Drowned. Kentish Gazette, pg6col2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001834/18960919/073/0006
xiv.    (1907, June 8). The Funeral of the Late Mrs J Pankhurst. Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, pg2col4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000765/19070608/041/000
6 VOCO CLIFTON HOTEL - FOLKSTONE
i.    Sparkes, S. (2018). Haunted Folkestone - new works. [online] Host-a-ghost.blogspot.co.uk. Available at: i.    http://host-a-ghost.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/haunted-Folkestone-new-works.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ii.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). CLIFTON HOTEL Pubs of Folkestone. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/Clifton-Hotel-Folkestone.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Warren, C. (2018). Folkestone Hotels Page 2. [online] Warrenpress.net. Available at: http://www.warrenpress.net/FolkestoneThenNow/FolkestoneHotelsPage2.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    MacDougall, L., Madge, S. and Doherty, S. (2018). The 93 most haunted places in Kent you need to avoid when its dark. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/haunted-kent-places-ghost-halloween-701615 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
v.    Thecliftonhotel.com. (2018). Best Western Clifton Hotel WEST WESTERN PLUS Dover Marina Hotel&Spa. [online] Available at: http://www.thecliftonhotel.com/ [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
vi.    Holland, R. (2014). Kent ghost stories. Sheffield: Bradwell Books.pg  34 ISBN 97819099140562
vii.    (2014, December 16). Firefighters tackle blaze at the Clifton Hotel on The Leas, Folkestone. Kent Online. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-hotel-28688/
viii.    Mileham-Chappell, M. (2018, May 23). Kent's first Marco Pierre White Steakhouse coming to Folkestone. Kent Online. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/kents-first-marco-pierre-white-restaurant-confirmed-183472/
ix.    Butcher, C. (2025, December 17). Voco The Clifton Folkestone on The Leas marks multimillion-pound refurb as part of IHG’s upmarket brand. Kent Online. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent-business/county-news/hotel-toasts-multimillion-pound-revamp-334007/
7 THE SOUTHCLIFF HOTEL - FOLKSTONE
i.    Haunted: The Southcliff Hotel, K. (2018). Haunted: The Southcliff Hotel, Folkestone, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-southcliff-hotel-folkestone/ [Accessed 9 Mar. 2018].
ii.    Southcliff Hotel. (2018). Southcliff Hotel: About. [online] Available at: https://www.thesouthcliff.co.uk/about-us.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Warren, C. (2018). Folkestone Hotels Page 2. [online] Warrenpress.net. Available at: http://www.warrenpress.net/FolkestoneThenNow/FolkestoneHotelsPage2.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    MacDougall, L. (2018). The 16 most haunted places in Folkestone and their chilling stories. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/leas-pavilion-theatre-ghost-15-700419 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
v.    Paranormaldatabase.com. (2018). alien big cat sightings and other strange British experiences from the paranormal database. [online] Available at: http://www.paranormaldatabase.com/kent/kentdata.php?pageNum_paradata=4&totalRows_paradata=299 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
vi.    MacDougall, L., Madge, S. and Doherty, S. (2018). The 93 most haunted places in Kent you need to avoid when its dark. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/haunted-kent-places-ghost-halloween-701615 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
vii.    Monk, Z. (2018, August 21). Folkestone hotel home to the ‘best bar in town’ comes to market for almost £1m. Boutique Hotelier. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.boutiquehotelier.com/folkestone-hotel-home-to-the-best-bar-in-town-comes-to-market-for-almost-1m/
viii.    (1874, April 19). Police Probe mysterious fires. Kentish Express, pg7. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003535/19740419/102/0007 
ix.    (1935, January 5). Visitors. Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, pg7col3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000765/19350105/139/0007
8 GRAND BURSTIN HOTEL - FOLKSTONE
i.    The 1980s, P. (2018). Pavilion Hotel 1970s - 1980s. [online] Evenmoretales.blogspot.co.uk. Available at: http://evenmoretales.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/pavilion-hotel-1970s.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ii.    Warren, C. (2018). FolkestoneHotels. [online] Warrenpress.net. Available at: http://www.warrenpress.net/FolkestoneThenNow/FolkestoneHotels.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Warrenpress.net. (2018). Room rates. [online] Available at: http://www.warrenpress.net/FolkestoneThenNow/RoomRates.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). GRAND BURSTIN HOTEL Pubs of Folkestone. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/Grand-Burstin-Hotel-Folkestone.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
v.    MacDougall, L., Madge, S. and Doherty, S. (2018). The 93 most haunted places in Kent you need to avoid when its dark. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/haunted-kent-places-ghost-halloween-701615 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
vi.    Tripadvisor.co.uk. (2018). Ghost! - Review of Grand Burstin Hotel, Folkestone - TripAdvisor. [online] Available at: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g190749-d284150-r340295930-Grand_Burstin_Hotel-Folkestone_Kent_England.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
vii.    (1876, November 18). The Pavilion Hotel. Isle of Thanet Gazette, pg6 col2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004717/18761118/006/0006 
viii.    (1876, March 11). Fatal Accident. Folkestone Express, Sandgate, Shorncliffe & Hythe Advertiser, pg5col2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002515/18760311/092/0005 
ix.    (1889, February 2). IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PAVILION HOTEL. Folkestone News & East Kent Chronicle, pg5col6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005950/18890202/057/0005
9 THE BELL INN - HYTHE
i.    Pubshistory.com. (2018). Bell, 1 Seabrook Road, Hythe. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/HytheStLeonard/Bell.shtml [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ii.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). BELL Pub of Hythe. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/Bell-Hythe.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Ghost Pubs. (2018). The Bell Inn, Hythe, Shepway | The Bell Inn Haunted Hostelry, CT21, Hythe. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/the-bell-inn-hythe [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    Paranormaldatabase.com. (2018). alien big cat sightings and other strange British experiences from the paranormal database. [online] Available at: http://www.paranormaldatabase.com/kent/kentdata.php?pageNum_paradata=5&totalRows_paradata=299 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
v.    Stuff, G. (2018). The Bell Inn, Hythe, Kent. [online] Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Available at: https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101116490-the-bell-inn-hythe [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
vi.    MacDougall, L., Madge, S. and Doherty, S. (2018). 93 Kent places riddled with ghosts you need to avoid this Halloween.
vii.    [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/haunted-kent-places-ghost-halloween-701615 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
viii.    (2025, September 22). The Bell Inn in Hythe to reopen under new management after sudden closure. Kent Online. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/town-s-oldest-pub-known-for-best-roast-dinner-to-reopen-un-330184/
10 THE KINGS HEAD - HYTHE
i.    iMacDougall, L., Madge, S. and Doherty, S. (2018). 93 Kent places riddled with ghosts you need to avoid this Halloween. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/haunted-kent-places-ghost-halloween-701615 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ii.    Ghost Pubs. (2018). The Kings Head, Hythe, Shepway | The Kings Head Haunted Hostelry, CT21, Hythe. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/the-kings-head-hythe [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Stuff, G. (2018). The King's Head Inn, Hythe, Kent. [online] Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Available at: https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101299468-the-kings-head-inn-hythe#.WsdAXS7wbIU [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). KING'S HEAD Pub of Hythe. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/Kings-Head-Hythe.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
v.    Shepherd Neame. (2018). Home. [online] Available at: https://www.kingshead-hythe.co.uk/ [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
vi.    Paranormaldatabase.com. (2018). alien big cat sightings and other strange British experiences from the paranormal database. [online] Available at: http://www.paranormaldatabase.com/kent/kentdata.php?pageNum_paradata=5&totalRows_paradata=299 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
vii.    (2022, October 7). Kings Head pub in Hythe to reopen under new owners who also run Paper Duck in Ashford. Kent Online. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/hythe/news/husband-and-wife-to-reopen-popular-high-street-pub-274628/ 
viii.    (1810, March 13). Dr Lamert at the Kings Head. Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal, pg4 col4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001409/18100313/012/0004
11  LYMPNE CASTLE - LYMPNE
          FOR BIBLIOGRAPHY SEE IN STATELY HOMES 
12 THE WARREN INN - NEW ROMNEY
i.    Haunted: The Warren Inn, K. (2018). Haunted: The Warren Inn, New Romney, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-warren-inn-new-romney/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2018].
ii.    Bennie Jane Cross, B. (2018). The Warren Inn, Romney Marsh, Kent | A Traditional Country Pub. [online] Thewarreninnromneymarsh.co.uk. Available at: http://thewarreninnromneymarsh.co.uk/ [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Romney Marsh, The Fifth Continent. (2018). Historic Pubs on Romney Marsh - Romney Marsh, The Fifth Continent. [online] Available at: https://theromneymarsh.net/historicpubs#warren [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
iv.    Romney Marsh, The Fifth Continent. (2018). New Romney History - Romney Marsh, The Fifth Continent. [online] Available at: https://theromneymarsh.net/newromneyhistory [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
v.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). WARREN INN Pubs of New Romney. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/Pubs/Warren-Inn-New-Romney.html [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
vi.    (1884, August 30). New Romney Kent. South Eastern Advertiser, pg4 col6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000552/18840830/343/0004
vii.    (1864, October 11). New Romney Harvest Supper. South Eastern Gazette, pg5 col4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001098/18641011/063/0005
viii.    (1876, June 17). Melancholy death by drowning. Folkestone Express, Sandgate, Shorncliffe & Hythe Advertiser, pg5col6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002515/18760617/064/0005
ix.    (1884, August 30). NEW ROMNEY, KENT. TO BREWERS AND OTHERS. South Eastern Advertiser, pg4col6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000552/18840830/343/0004
x.    History of New Romney. Romney Marsh History. https://romneymarshhistory.co.uk/newromneyhistory 
13 THE GEORGE HOTEL - LYDD
i.    Paranormaldatabase.com. (2018). alien big cat sightings and other strange British experiences from the paranormal database. [online] Available at: http://www.paranormaldatabase.com/kent/kentdata.php?pageNum_paradata=6&totalRows_paradata=299 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ii.    MacDougall, L., Madge, S. and Doherty, S. (2018). 93 Kent places riddled with ghosts you need to avoid this Halloween. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/haunted-kent-places-ghost-halloween-701615 [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). GEORGE Pub of Lydd. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-a/George-Lydd.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
iv.    Ghost Pubs. (2018). George Hotel, Lydd, Shepway | George Hotel Haunted Hostelry, TN29, Lydd. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/george-hotel-lydd [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
v.    Haunted: The George Hotel, K. (2018). Haunted: The George Hotel, Lydd, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-george-hotel-lydd/ [Accessed 9 Mar. 2018].
vi.    Stuff, G. (2018). The George Hotel, Lydd, Kent. [online] Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Available at: https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101344095-the-george-hotel-lydd [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
vii.    British Executions. (2018). British Executions - Cephas Quested - 1821. [online] Available at: http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=4287&termRef=Cephas%20Quested [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
viii.    Smuggling.co.uk. (2018). Smuggling in east Kent: Deal, Dover, and Folkestone. [online] Available at: http://www.smuggling.co.uk/gazetteer_se_14.html [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
ix.    Underwood, P. (1984). Ghosts of Kent. Rainham, Kent: Meresborough Books  PG 64 ISBN 0905270 86X.
14 THE PILOT INN - LYDD-ON-SEA
i.    Haunted: The Pilot Inn, K. (2018). Haunted: The Pilot Inn, Lydd-on-Sea, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-pilot-inn-lydd-on-sea/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2018].
ii.    Romney Marsh, The Fifth Continent. (2018). Dungeness - Romney Marsh, The Fifth Continent. [online] Available at: https://theromneymarsh.net/dungeness [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
iii.    The Pilot. (2018). The Pilot Inn - Restaurant and Pub in Dungeness Kent. [online] Available at: http://thepilotdungeness.co.uk/ [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
iv.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). PILOT INN Pub of Dungeness. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project/Pilot-Inn-Dungeness.html [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
v.    Romney Marsh, The Fifth Continent. (2018). Historic Pubs on Romney Marsh - Romney Marsh, The Fifth Continent. [online] Available at: https://theromneymarsh.net/historicpubs#pilot [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
vi.    Pubshistory.com. (2018). The pilot, Battery Road, Dungeness, New Romney. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Lydd/Pilot.shtml [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
vii.    (1867, March 19). Dungeness. Kentish Gazette, pg3col4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000235/18670319/012/0003
viii.    (1945, March 10). Case against licensee dismissed. Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, pg4 col2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003297/19450310/059/0004 
15 THE SHIP INN - DYMCHURCH
i.    Haunted: The Ship Inn, K. (2018). Haunted: The Ship Inn, Dymchurch, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-ship-inn-dymchurch/ [Accessed 9 Mar. 2018].
ii.    Whatpub.com. (2018). Ship Inn, Dymchurch. [online] Available at: https://whatpub.com/pubs/ASH/3919/ship-inn-dymchurch [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
iii.    Dover-kent.com. (2018). SHIP INN Pub of Dymchurch. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-a/Ship-Inn-Dymchurch.html [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
iv.    Dymchurch.org. (2018). The Inns of Dymchurch. [online] Available at: http://www.dymchurch.org/history/inns.htm [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
v.    Timetravel-britain.com. (2018). Parsons, Scarecrows, and Fear: Kent's Smuggling Heritage. [online] Available at: http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/country/smuggling.shtml [Accessed 7 Apr. 2018].
vi.    (1823, June 19). Death of a smuggler. New Times (London), pg4col1. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002357/18230619/029/0004
vii.    (1837, March 21). Inquest Stephen Lorden. Kentish Gazette, pg4col4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000235/18370321/022/0004

OUTSIDE HAUNTINGS

⦁    THE BAYLE FOLKESTONE 
i.    Folkestonehistory.org. 2021. [online] Available at: <https://www.folkestonehistory.org/uploads/pdf/F&DLHS%20Newsletter%20No.%2065%20winter%202015.pdf> [Accessed 3 January 2021].
ii.    Greatbritishghosts.com. (2018). A LIST OF HAUNTED RELIGIOUS LOCATIONS AND RELATED APPARITIONS IN THE UK. [online] Available at: http://greatbritishghosts.com/?p=599 [Accessed 7 Mar. 2018].
iii.    Edward Hasted, 'The town and parish of Folkestone', in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 8 (Canterbury, 1799), pp. 152-188. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol8/pp152-188 [accessed 3 January 2021].
iv.    Kent Online. 2021. Folkestone's Hidden Gem. [online] Available at: <https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/folkestones-hidden-gem-35542/> [Accessed 3 January 2021].
v.    Ghosts, t., Locations, H., Madmart, a. and |, S., 2021. South East England -Hertfordshire | Kent | London | Surrey |. [online] Supernaturalearth. Available at: <https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/supernaturalearth/south-east-england-hertfordshire-kent-london-surre-t845.html> [Accessed 3 January 2021].
vi.    Harris, P., 1995. Ghosts Of Shepway. 3rd ed. Folkestone Kent: Paul Harris, pp.2-3.
vii.    Underwood, P., 1984. Ghosts Of Kent. Rainham, Kent: Meresborough Books, p.44.
viii.    Dover.uk.com. 2021. The Bail Or Bayle? | Dover Forum On Dover.UK.Com. [online] Available at: <https://www.dover.uk.com/forums/dover-forum/the-bail-or-bayle> [Accessed 3 January 2021].

RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS & AREAS

⦁    CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST EANSWYTHE - FOLKSTONE 
i.    Folkestonehistory.org. n.d. [online] Available at: <https://www.folkestonehistory.org/uploads/pdf/F&DLHS%20Newsletter%20No.%2065%20winter%202015.pdf> [Accessed 3 January 2021].
ii.    Harris, P., 1995. Ghosts Of Shepway. 3rd ed. Folkestone Kent: Paul Harris, pp.2-3.
iii.    Stmaryandsteanswythe.org. n.d. History – St Mary And St Eanswythe. [online] Available at: <https://stmaryandsteanswythe.org/history> [Accessed 3 January 2021].
iv.    En.wikipedia.org. n.d. Eanswith. [online] Available at: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eanswith> [Accessed 3 January 2021].
v.    the Guardian. 2020. Bones Found In Kent Church Likely To Be Of 7Th-Century Saint. [online] Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/06/bones-kent-church-st-eanswythe-folkestone> [Accessed 4 January 2021].

STATELY HOMES, CASTLES & TOWERS

⦁    LYMPNE CASTLE - LYMPNE 
i.    Davis, P. (2018). Lympne Castle (The Gatehouse Record). [online] Gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Available at: http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/1634.html [Accessed 21 Jul. 2018].
ii.    Greatbritishghosttour.co.uk. (2018). Haunted Lympne | Ghosts of Lympne | Lympne Ghosts | Lympne Hauntings | Lympne Castle Ghosts. [online] Available at: http://www.greatbritishghosttour.co.uk/Pages/England/Kent/Lympne.html [Accessed 21 Jul. 2018].
iii.    Haunted: Lympne Castle, K. (2018). Haunted: Lympne Castle, Lympne, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-lympne-castle/ [Accessed 21 Jul. 2018].
iv.    International, A. (2018). Haunted Castles England Sorted by Name. [online] Castlesandmanorhouses.com. Available at: http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/ghosts.php?SelectCountry=England [Accessed 21 Jul. 2018].
v.    En.wikipedia.org. (2018). Lympne Castle. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lympne_Castle [Accessed 21 Jul. 2018].
vi.    Lympnecastle.com. (2018). Welcome to Lympne Castle. [online] Available at: http://www.lympnecastle.com/ [Accessed 21 Jul. 2018].
vii.    International, A. (2018). Haunted Castles England Sorted by Name. [online] Castlesandmanorhouses.com. Available at: http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/ghosts.php?SelectCountry=England [Accessed 14 Jul. 2018].
viii.    Holland, R. (2014). Kent ghost stories. Sheffield: Bradwell Books.pg 63-64 ISBN 97819099140562
ix.    Lympnecastlecottages.co.uk. (2018). Lympne Castle Cottages. [online] Available at: http://www.lympnecastlecottages.co.uk/ [Accessed 6 Apr. 2018].
x.    (1906, July 14). Lymphe Castle Sold. Dover Chronicle, pg2 col2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004083/19060714/012/0002 
xi.    (1831, September 13). Lymphe Castle Sold. South Eastern Gazette, pg1 col4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001097/18310913/009/0001
⦁    SALTWOOD CASTLE - HYTHE
i.     Haunted: Saltwood Castle, K. (2018). Haunted: Saltwood Castle, Saltwood, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-saltwood-castle/ [Accessed 11 Aug. 2018].
ii.    ii.    En.wikipedia.org. (2018). Saltwood Castle. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwood_Castle [Accessed 11 Aug. 2018].
iii.    iii.    Saltwoodcastle.com. (2018). Saltwood Castle – Saltwood Castle in the heart of Kent. [online] Available at: http://www.saltwoodcastle.com/ [Accessed 11 Aug. 2018].
Green, A. (1981). Ghosts of the south east. [Rochester]: Rochester Press.  PG 23 ISBN 0 7153 7092 8
⦁    UNDERHILL HOUSE -  CHERITON 
i.    Underwood, P. (1984). Ghosts of Kent. Rainham, Kent: Meresborough Books.
ii.    Green, A. (1981). Ghosts of the south east. [Rochester]: Rochester Press.
iii.    Cameron, J. (2007). Haunted Kent. Stroud: Tempus. pg 27 ISBN 9870752436050
iv.    En.wikipedia.org. (2019). St Martin's Plain. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Martin%27s_Plain [Accessed 14 Jun. 2019].
v.    YouTube. (2019). Underhill House - England's Lost House Of Horrors. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=gIkQvIyQfqI [Accessed 14 Jun. 2019].
vi.    Slideplayer.com. (2019). Underhill House Folkestone’s own Haunted House of Horrors? - ppt video online download. [online] Available at: https://slideplayer.com/slide/1468898/ [Accessed 14 Jun. 2019].
Underwood, P. (1984). Ghosts of Kent. Rainham, Kent: Meresborough Books. PG 27  ISBN-10: 1727604156

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