Cheriton Road
Cheriton Road is a complex of sports grounds at Folkestone in the English county of Kent. The complex includes football pitches, a cricket ground, hockey pitches, netball courts and an indoor sports facility. It includes the home ground of Folkestone Invicta F.C., known as The Alcaline Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and the Three Hills Sports Park which includes the home grounds of Folkestone Cricket Club and Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club. The cricket ground, which was previously called the Cheriton Road Sports Ground, was used by Kent County Cricket Club for top level cricket matches.
The Cheriton Road football stadium in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Folkestone, Kent | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51.087°N 1.161°E | ||||||||||
| Home club | Folkestone Cricket Club Folkestone Optimists Hockey Club Folkestone Invicta F.C. | ||||||||||
| Establishment | 1901 | ||||||||||
| Owner | Folkestone and Hythe District Council | ||||||||||
| Operator | Cheriton Road Sports Ground Trust | ||||||||||
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| North Downs End Cheriton Road End | |||||||||||
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| As of 6 March 2018 Source: CricInfo | |||||||||||
The ground is located around 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Folkestone town centre, 500 metres (1,600 ft) north-east of Folkestone West railway station. It was built on farmland owned by the Radnor Park estate between Cheriton and Folkestone. The A2034, the former route of the A20 trunk road, runs along the southern and western edges of the ground, joining the M20 motorway to the north of the ground. It is at the foot of the North Downs which rise on the northern edge of the Folkestone urban area.