Talk:Folkestone

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used information from http://www.fantasyfacup.com/matthew/essays/folk.htm which i wrote.

I have no expertise whatsoever in regarding Folkestone, but I'd like to politely point out one small but significant factual error. Daniel Defoe is quoted as writing about Folkestone during the Napoleonic Wars, but he was long dead by Napoleon's era (Defoe, born 1660, died 1731).

I'm speculating, but perhaps the article is meant to say that the first quote is from Defoe's 'Tour Through...' and the quote following, regarding smuggling gold to French soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars, came from Edward Hasted, who is mentioned right afterwards and was apparently alive during the appropriate time period.

Other than that, thanks for an interesting article that piqued my interest in several things. If I ever get the chance to travel through England, a stop there will be on my list. (Anon.)

Hasted's Kent was in its 2nd edition in 1793 and Hasted died in 1812, so the quote about the Napoleonic War is not likely from Hasted either. --Wetman 08:50, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Links to forum communities: It's come to my attention that a forum has readded their link to the wiki under a slightly different and misleading title. "Online Community Featuring Photographs". I believe this should be removed as other rival forums have been. 19:23, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] pronunciation

The pronunciation was contradictory: a secondary stress mark, but then a superscript schwa, indicating no stress. Please correct me if I interpreted it incorrectly. The IPA link takes you to a key. kwami 05:25, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] places of worship in folkestone

Would it be worth noting all the places of worship in folkestone? i think it would be of significant interest given that there is a list of schools? a discussion perhaps and a draft list of all the places of worship?... 217.33.150.4 (talk) 17:43, 20 February 2008 (UTC)