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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Powell-Cotton Museum and Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Monkton.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birchington and Westgate-on-Sea.
Birchington
Town
Photo: John Goodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birchington-on-Sea is a village in the Thanet district in Kent, England, with a population of 10,392. 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
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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′ northLongitude
1.2833° or 1° 17′ eastPopulation
141,000Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
9F3387XM+X8GeoNames ID
2636057
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Minnies and Birchington-on-Sea railway station.
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