Kingsgate, Kent

View of Kingsgate Bay to the south with Kingsgate Castle and the North Foreland lighthouse being just visible on the right of the photo.

Kingsgate is a hamlet in St Peter's parish, Broadstairs, Kent. The name Kingsgate is related to an incidental landing of Charles II on 30 June 1683 (‘gate’ referring to a cliff-gap) though other English monarchs have also used this cove, such as George II in 1748.^[1] Kingsgate is the location of Holland House built between 1762 and 1768 by Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, of Holland House in Kensington, which was accessed from the beach through a stone arched gate originally named Barthelmas Gate and renamed later to Kings Gate.

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^ Kingsgate Kent - A vision of Britain through time

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Media related to Kingsgate, Kent at Wikimedia Commons

Letter from (T. Pelham-Holles) 4th Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (later 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne), Kingsgate, near Margate, Kent, to Henry Pelham, 22 November 1748

51°22′59″N 1°26′36″E / 51.38306°N 1.44333°E / 51.38306; 1.44333

[Kingsgate-1] Kingsgate Kent - A vision of Britain through time

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