Murston
Murston is a suburb of Sittingbourne, in the Swale district, in the county of Kent, England. It is about 1 mile north-east of central Sittingbourne, on the east bank of the Milton Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 5,300 residents
- Description: suburb of Sittingbourne, Kent, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Murston, Kent”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints, Murston and Central Park Stadium.
Church of All Saints, Murston
Church
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of All Saints, Murston, Sittingbourne, is a Church of England parish church in the county of Kent, England. It is notable due to its architect, William Burges, and was constructed in 1873–4.
Central Park Stadium
Stadium
Central Park Stadium formerly Sittingbourne Stadium is a greyhound racing track, and former speedway track and football stadium located in Murston, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
Sittingbourne railway station
Railway station
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Sittingbourne railway station is on the Chatham Main Line and the Sheerness Line in north Kent. It is 44 miles 59 chains down the line from London Victoria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sittingbourne and Milton Regis.
Sittingbourne
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sittingbourne is industrial town in the Swale district, in Kent, southeast England, beside the Roman Watling Street, an ancient British trackway used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons.
Milton Regis
Locality
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton Regis is a village in the district of Swale in Kent, England. Former names include Milton-next-Sittingbourne, Milton Royal, Middleton, Midletun and Middletune.
Kemsley
Village
Kemsley, once a separate village, is now a suburb of Sittingbourne in Kent, England. According to Asserius Menevensis in his contemporary survey, the Danes built a fortress or castle here in 893 at a place called 'Kemsley downe'. Kemsley is situated 1½ miles northwest of Murston.
Murston
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3431° or 51° 20′ 35″ northLongitude
0.75771° or 0° 45′ 28″ eastPopulation
5,300Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9F328QV5+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 6910494784OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2641949Wikidata ID
Q6939699
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Murston” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Murston”
- French: “Murston”
- Irish: “Murston”
- Polish: “Murston”
- Swedish: “Murston”
- Welsh: “Murston”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sunny Bank Primary School and East Hall.
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