DOVER

seapt. and munic. bor., S.E. coast of Kent, England (51° 8’ N., 1° 19’ &.), on the Strait of Dover; chief port for pa enger and mail traffic with Continent, also port of call for Atlantic liners; has been a stronghold since early times; one of the Cinque Ports, with a long naval history; castle on the cliffs, remains of Roman pharos, church of St. Mary in Castra partly dating from WNorman times. Defended by batteries concealed in the cliffs and by more modern works; Shakespeare’s Cliff (350 ft.) on the W. is pierced by railway connecting Dover with Folk est one; at foot of cliff is entrance to proposed Channel. Tunnel; great extension of harbor begun in 1847. In 1891 new commercial harbor begun, completed 1901; the Prince of Wales’s Pier, parallel with Admiralty Pier, encloses 75 ac. of sheltered water; in 1909 a great artificial naval harbor, enclosing 690 ac., was completed; modern residential town; pop. wat.-pl. During World War was base of Dover Patrol; large military camps in vicinity; raided a dozen times by enemy aircraft, most serious visitation being on March 20, 1916; one of the raiders brought down off Belgian coast two days later. Pop. 43,600.