Beachborough
Beachborough is a hamlet WNW of Folkestone in Kent, England. It lies south of Etchinghill on a minor cross-country route. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Newington.
| Beachborough | |
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 Beachborough House | |
  Beachborough Location within Kent | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Folkestone |
| Postcode district | CT18 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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The hamlet forms a part of Beachborough Manor, which became a small landed estate. The estate was owned for many years by the Brockman and Drake-Brockman families, then by other families, among whom were briefly the Markham baronets, who used Beachborough as their territorial affiliation, when awarded their title in 1911.
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