Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Dover (England)

DOVER, a Cinque port and parliamentary and municipal borough in the E. of Kent, England, 66 miles E. S. E. of London. It is the headquarters of the Southeastern District of the British army. The fortifications comprise Dover Castle, which occupies a commanding position on the chalk cliffs, 375 feet above the level of the sea, and still includes some of the old Saxon and Norman work; Fort Burgoyne on the N. side of the town, Archcliffe Fort to the W., and the batteries on the Western Heights, where large barracks are situated. Dover holds a distinguished place in English history. Three submarine cables connect it with the Continent, and here an entrance was made to the proposed Channel Tunnel. Pop. (1919) 39,282.