James, since 1836 Buckland and Charlton have become part Dover, and Maxton (a hamlet to the west), River, Kearsney, Temple Ewell, and Whitfield, all to the north of the town centre, are within its conurbation. ==Economy== ===Retail=== The town's main shopping streets are the High Street, Biggin Street, Market Square, Cannon Street, Pencester Road and Castle Street.
The line from Folkestone into Priory was electrified in June 1961. A tram system operated in the town from 1897 to 1936. ===Walking=== Dover has two long distance footpaths: the Saxon Shore Way and the North Downs Way.
The line from Folkestone into Priory was electrified in June 1961. A tram system operated in the town from 1897 to 1936. ===Walking=== Dover has two long distance footpaths: the Saxon Shore Way and the North Downs Way.
London is reached in 55 minutes by train from Dover. The Chatham Main Line into Priory was electrified under British Railways in 1959 as part of Stage 1 of Kent Coast Electrification, under the BR 1955 Modernisation Plan.
Earlier hospitals included the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Isolation Hospital and the Eye Hospital. ==Local media== ===Television=== Dover was the home to television studios and production offices of Southern Television Ltd, the company which operated the ITV franchise for South and South East England from 1958–1981.
London is reached in 55 minutes by train from Dover. The Chatham Main Line into Priory was electrified under British Railways in 1959 as part of Stage 1 of Kent Coast Electrification, under the BR 1955 Modernisation Plan.
The line up to Ramsgate, via Deal, was subsequently electrified under stage two of Kent Coast electrification in January 1961.
The line from Folkestone into Priory was electrified in June 1961. A tram system operated in the town from 1897 to 1936. ===Walking=== Dover has two long distance footpaths: the Saxon Shore Way and the North Downs Way.
It was the oldest hospital radio station in East Kent being founded in 1968. Dover Community Radio (DCR) currently offer internet programming and podcasts (since 2010) on local events and organisations on their website.
and has served as a bastion against various attackers: notably the French during the Napoleonic Wars and Germany during the Second World War. In 1974 a discovery was made at Langdon Bay off the coast near Dover.
The studios were operated by TVS in 1982 and home to 'Coast to Coast', however they closed a year later when the company moved their operations to the newly complete Television Centre in Maidstone. ===Newspapers=== Dover has two paid for newspapers, the Dover Express (published by Kent Regional News and Media) and the Dover Mercury (published by the KM Group).
In 1992, the so-called Dover boat from the Bronze Age was discovered in six metres depth underwater.
The station was founded in Dover as Neptune Radio in September 1997 but moved to Folkestone in 2003 and was consequently rebranded after a takeover by the KM Group.
The White Cliffs Theatre opened in 2001 is based at Astor College.
The station was founded in Dover as Neptune Radio in September 1997 but moved to Folkestone in 2003 and was consequently rebranded after a takeover by the KM Group.
Dover is also served by the county-wide stations Heart, Gold and BBC Radio Kent. The Gateway Hospital Broadcasting Service, in Buckland Hospital radio, closed at the end of 2006.
This company was later acquired by the pan European operator DFDS Seaways in July 2010.
It was the oldest hospital radio station in East Kent being founded in 1968. Dover Community Radio (DCR) currently offer internet programming and podcasts (since 2010) on local events and organisations on their website.
The online station of the same name launched on 30 July 2011 offering local programmes, music and news for Dover and district.
The name derives from the River Dour that flows through it. In recent times the town has undergone transformations with a high-speed rail link to London, new retail in town with St James' area opened in 2018, and a revamped promenade and beachfront.
The new St James' Retail and Leisure Park opened in 2018 and is a southern extension of the town centre and consists of shops, restaurants, a Travelodge Hotel and a Cineworld Cinema. ===Shipping=== The Dover Harbour Board is the responsible authority for the running of the Port of Dover.
The town has two cinemas, the Silver Screen Cinema located at the Dover Museum and the Cineworld Cinema opened in 2018 as part of the St James' Retail and Leisure complex.
This followed in 2019, with a new 500m Pier to the west of the Harbour, and new Marina unveiled as part of a £330m investment in the area. The Port of Dover provides much of the town's employment, as does tourism.
There were over 368,000 tourists visiting Dover castle in the year of 2019. ==History== Archaeological finds have shown that there were Stone Age people in the area, and that some Iron Age finds also exist.
The warmest recorded temperature was , recorded on 25 July 2019.
Dover Community Radio is expected to launch on FM soon as it was awarded a community radio licence by OFCOM on 12 May 2020 ==Culture== There are three museums: the main Dover Museum, the Dover Transport Museum and the Roman Painted House.
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