Whitfield sits on the northern edge of Dover in Kent, England, occupying the rural–urban fringe where chalk downland meets suburban growth. The ward is bisected by strategic roads such as the A2 and A256, giving easy links to Canterbury and the Port of Dover, and in places offers views towards the White Cliffs of Dover.
Once a small agricultural village, Whitfield has expanded into a mix of housing, light industrial and warehousing serving the nearby port and cross-Channel traffic, alongside local shops, schools and community centres. The population combines long-standing residents with newer commuters, and the area still shows traces of older settlement and the wider historic and wartime character of Dover while adapting to modern economic pressures.
Postcode districts covering Whitfield
Most populated places nearby
- Folkestone 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Ashford 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Margate 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Canterbury 12 miles19.3 km
- Dover 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ramsgate 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Herne Bay 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Deal 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Whitstable 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Broadstairs 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Faversham 20.6 miles33.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Whitfield Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Temple Ewell Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Buckland Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- River Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- St. Radigunds Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Dover Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Guston Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Langdon Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Tower Hamlets Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Lydden Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Town & Castle Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Shepherdswell with Coldred Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Whitfield
CT16 3GR, CT16 2EE, CT16 3HN, CT16 3FS, CT16 2EX, CT16 3QF, CT16 3EL, CT16 3PW, CT16 9SN … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 38.4 miles61.9 km
- London City Airport 58.5 miles94.2 km
- Kearsney Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
- Dover Priory Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Whitfield Ad
- Holiday Inn Dover 4 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Best Western Premier Dover Marina Hotel & Spa 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The London & Paris Hotel 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Broome Park Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Voco the Clifton Folkestone 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Rose 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Royal Hotel 6.7 miles10.9 km
- St. Margaret's Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Dunkerleys Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Burlington Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
Schools in Whitfield
- Whitfield Aspen School Primary
Local points of interest
- Crabble Athletic Ground Stadium 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Roman Lighthouse Historic site 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Broome Park Estate 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Fokestone Roman Villa Ruins Archaeological site 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Martello Tower Historic site 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Sunny Sands Beach 6.8 miles11 km
- Folkestone Castle Historic site 7 miles11.3 km
- University Centre Folkestone University 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Folkestone Harbour Harbour 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Kingsworth Gardens Gardens 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Folkestone White Horse Archaeological site 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 11.1 miles17.8 km