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5 unusual facts about Cheriton


Cheriton, Hampshire

The professional wrestler Sean Waltman originally wrestled as "The Cheriton Cherubim" back in 1991, although he has never visited the area.

Cheriton, Kent

Cheriton sits on a level shelf halfway up the escarpment of Folkestone Downs, between Cheriton Hill on the landward side and Sandgate Hill going down to the sea.

The Seabrook Stream flows through the west of the district, cutting a scenic valley between Dibgate Camp and St Martin's Plain.

The church gives its name to the military training area of St Martin's Plain and now serves Shorncliffe Camp.

Francis Harison

He was the son of Rev. William Harison, Rector of Cheriton, England.


David Cheriton

In August 1998, Stanford students Sergey Brin and Larry Page met with Bechtolsheim on Cheriton's front porch.

David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

On November 18, 2005, it was renamed again to the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, in recognition of the establishment of the David R. Cheriton Endowment for Excellence in Computer Science.

John Cheriton

John Cheriton (10 December 1828 – 20 June 1917), born in Whitestone near Exeter, Devon was a pioneering farmer at Strathalbyn, South Australia, and a member of parliament in South Australia.

Shorncliffe Camp

Shorncliffe Army Camp – a large military establishment in Cheriton, Kent, UK

Sir William Brockman

William's great grandfather Henry Brockman bought Newington Manor, Cheriton Manor and Beachborough Manor.

TransManche Link

TransManche Link (Cross Channel Link) or TML was a British-French construction consortium responsible for building the Channel Tunnel under the English Channel between Cheriton in Kent, United Kingdom, and Sangatte in France.


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