Minster

Minster is a town on the north coast of the in , south-east England. It is in the Swale administrative district, and within that, in the parish of . According to the 2021 Census, the population of Minster was 17,389.
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  • Type: Town with 16,600 residents
  • Description: town on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Minster, Swale” and “Mynster”

Places of Interest

Highlights: The Abbey Gatehouse and The Abbey Church Of St Mary And St Sexburga.

Museum
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a museum.

Church
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Library
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halfway Houses and Sheerness.

Village
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is a village on the in the Swale borough of in . is situated 1½ miles west of Minster.

Town
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is a port town and civil parish beside the… is situated 2½ miles northwest of Minster.

Suburb
is a suburb of the town of on the in . is situated 3 miles northwest of Minster.

Minster

Latitude
51.42174° or 51° 25′ 18″ north
Longitude
0.81205° or 0° 48′ 43″ east
Population
16,600
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
9F32CRC6+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29704967
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2642434
Wiki­data ID
Q609390
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Minster” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Minster”
  • Basque: “Minster (Swale)”
  • Basque: “Minster”
  • Bengali: “মিন্সটার-অন-সী”
  • Chinese: “敏斯特”
  • Dutch: “Minster, Swale”
  • Esperanto: “Minster”
  • French: “Minster-on-Sea”
  • French: “Minster”
  • German: “Minster”
  • Gujarati: “મિન્સટર”
  • Italian: “Minster”
  • Japanese: “ミンスター・オン・シー”
  • Kannada: “ಮಿನ್ಸ್ಟರ್”
  • Korean: “민스터-온-씨”
  • Ladin: “Minster”
  • Lithuanian: “Minsteris”
  • Persian: “مینستر، کنت”
  • Persian: “مینستر”
  • Polish: “Minster”
  • Portuguese: “Minster”
  • Russian: “Минстер”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مینستر، کنت”
  • Spanish: “Minster-on-Sea”
  • Swedish: “Minster-on-Sea”
  • Swedish: “Minster, Swale”
  • Tamil: “மின்ஸ்டர்”
  • Telugu: “మినిస్టర్”
  • Urdu: “منسٹر، سوئیل”
  • Volapük: “Minster-in-Sheppey”
  • Welsh: “Minster-on-Sea”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pigtail Corner and East End.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Minster on Sea Post Office and Minster Bethel Congregational Church.

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