Foreness Point
Foreness Point is a low headland on the coast of Kent in England. It extends a short distance into the entrance of the Thames Estuary, on the north coast of Thanet, between Palm Bay in Cliftonville and Botany Bay in Broadstairs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cliftonville Library and Holy Trinity Church, Margate.
Holy Trinity Church, Margate
Church
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church, Margate is a Church of England church in Margate, Kent, and in the Diocese of Canterbury.
Walpole Bay Tidal Pool
Swimming area
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walpole Bay Tidal Pool is a swimming area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palm Bay and Kingsgate.
Palm Bay
Quarter
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Palm Bay is an area of Cliftonville, a suburb of Margate in Kent, England. The area is predominantly housing, but also has recreational land for the general public.
Kingsgate
Suburb
Kingsgate is a hamlet in St Peter's parish, Broadstairs, Kent. The name Kingsgate is related to an incidental landing of Charles II on 30 June 1683 though other English monarchs have also used this cove, such as George II in 1748.
Cliftonville
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cliftonville is a coastal area of Margate in the Thanet district of Kent, England. It includes the Palm Bay estate, built in the 1930s with wide avenues and detached and semi-detached houses with driveways, garages and gardens.
Foreness Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland of Kent, England
- Category: headland
- Location: Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.39333° or 51° 23′ 36″ northLongitude
1.42521° or 1° 25′ 31″ eastElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9F339CVG+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 254860990OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Foreness Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foreness Point”
- Swedish: “Foreness Point”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Foreness Waterski and Boat Club and Palm Bay Primary School.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Foreness Point”. Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.