Thanet District

Thanet District is a locality in Kent, South East England, England. Thanet District is situated nearby to the village Monkton, as well as near the hamlet Hoo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Powell-Cotton Museum and Minster railway station.

Powell-Cotton Museum

Museum

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The Powell-Cotton Museum is situated in Quex Park in Birchington and houses the diverse personal collections of hunter and explorer Percy Powell-Cotton.

Minster railway station

Railway station

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Minster railway station serves the village of Minster in Kent and surrounding villages. It is next to a junction between Canterbury West, Ramsgate and Sandwich.

Birchington-on-Sea railway station

Railway station

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Birchington-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the village of Birchington-on-Sea, Kent. It is 70 miles 56 chains down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Herne Bay and Westgate-on-Sea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birchington and Westgate-on-Sea.

Birchington-on-Sea is a village in the Thanet district in Kent, England, with a population of 10,505. Note that the village's name is actually Birchington - 'Birchington-on-Sea' is the name of the railway station, not the whole village.

Westgate-on-Sea

Town

Photo: Rick Ryder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westgate-on-Sea is a seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of Kent, England. It is within the Thanet local government district and borders the larger seaside resort of Margate. Westgate-on-Sea is situated 3 miles northeast of Thanet District.

Minster-in-Thanet

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Minster, also known as Minster-in-Thanet, is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is the site of Minster in Thanet Priory.

Thanet District

Type: Locality with 141,000 residents
Location: Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.35° or 51° 21′ north

Longitude

1.2833° or 1° 17′ east

Population

141,000

Elevation

118 feet (36 metres)

Open location code

9F3387XM+X8

GeoNames ID

2636057

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