The Dark Ages and Anglo Saxon Folkestone Historical references to Folkestone only begin in the 6th Century, and from then until 1500, most of the documentary evidence is limited to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, William Thorne, Domesday Book, grants, wills, judgements, and hagiography (the stories of saints).
Folkestone in earliest Times Discoveries on the Bayle and East Cliff, as well as around the town, prove that Folkestone was the site of settlements from the earliest times. Flint implements and the remains of animals and shellfish are about the only evidence of human activity to survive from the Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) and Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age).
Research and Oral History The Research and Oral History Group will provide the important History background to Folkestone's early past. Volunteers will work with local museums, archives and libraries to uncover existing knowledge and to generate new insights into the past.
This page is under construction and will feature findings from the ATU volunteer research group.
