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Shepherdswell in the region of England with its 1,576 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom - some 63 mi or ( 101 km ) East of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Shepherdswell is now 05:14 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: West Langdon, Seabrook, Lydden, London, and Hythe. When in this area, you might want to check out West Langdon . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shepherdswell ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Eythorne to Shepherdswell with Class 101 DMU
A Journey with the East Kent Railway on the 4th of July 2010 ..
BEP on the East Kent Railway 40's weekend 2009
Bep 7105 crosses Eythorne Court Crossing having just left Eythorne bound for Shepherdwell. Note the 2 tone @ 0:32 . the unit still retains its SWT livery. ..
East Kent Railway EPB FULL Ride
Ride on 2 EPB 5759 from Eythorne to Shepherdswell. ..
East Kent Railway EMU Gala 20th September 2009
On The 19th & 20th September The East Kent Railway Ran Their EMU Weekend Which Featured MLV (419) 68001 (9001) & 68002 (9002), 2-EPB (416) 5759 4 CEP 7105 (4 BEP 2325) & D4113 (09025). The MLV (9001) ..
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Shepherds Well railway station
Shepherds Well railway station serves Shepherdswell in Kent. It is served by Southeastern. It is adjacent to the terminus of the East Kent heritage line, which is spelt as one word, Shepherdswell. The mainline station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.
Located at 51.19 1.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Shepherdswell (EKLR) railway station
Shepherdswell railway station was the southern terminus of the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic on 30 October 1948. The normal practice was to run coaches into the station under gravity. Shepherdswell was the location of the engine shed and works, and a large number of sidings. It served the village of Shepherdswell or Sibertswold. The station reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993.
Located at 51.19 1.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
East Kent Railway (heritage)
The East Kent Railway (EKR) is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. It is located at Shepherdswell station on the London to Dover Priory direct mainline. The line was constructed from 1911 to 1917 to serve a local colliery at Tilmanstone. See East Kent Light Railway for details of the original lines. The line is operated by heritage diesel locomotives designed for the Southern Region.
Located at 51.20 1.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Lydden Hill Race Circuit
Lydden Hill Race Circuit (formerly known as Lydden Circuit) is the UK's shortest road racing circuit (many shorter oval tracks exist) at exactly one mile (= 1.609 km), based at Wootton about half-way between Canterbury and Dover in Kent. The track is mainly used for rallycross, drift, saloon and sports car racing as well as motorcycle racing. It may be only a mile long, but Lydden is a testing circuit, with many undulation changes.
Located at 51.18 1.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Eythorne Baptist Church
Eythorne Baptist Church originated in the meetings of early 16th century Baptists who had crossed the English Channel from the low countries to Kent to escape persecution. 19th century Baptist writer J. J. Goadby named Eythorne as one of the three "most ancient Baptist churches in England". For many years the Church had associated village chapels in east Kent. Two of these remain- at Adisham and Nonington. Others were at Eastry,Ashley,Woolage Green,Wootton and Barnsole.
Located at 51.20 1.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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