Tankerton

Tankerton is a suburb of in in south-east . It was designed in the late 19th century as the train network brought holidaymakers to the sea. It gives its name to a ward of Canterbury City Council.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 4,900 residents
  • Description: suburb of Whitstable, Kent, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Tankerton-on-Sea” and “Tankerton, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tankerton Castle and Whitstable railway station.

Photo: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Railway station
Photo: Roger Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on the branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of , Kent. It is 59 miles 6 chains down the line from and is situated between and .

School
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitstable and Swalecliffe.

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is a town on the north coast of in southeast England. It's famous for its oysters, and grew up in the 18th and 19th centuries as a fishing port, general harbour and seaside resort.

Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a part of the ribbon development of the north coast between and Herne Bay in Southeast England. It forms ward of Council.

Village
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is a suburban civil parish in the local Ward in Canterbury City Council and in the Canterbury North district of Kent County Council.

Tankerton

Latitude
51.36411° or 51° 21′ 51″ north
Longitude
1.04386° or 1° 2′ 38″ east
Population
4,900
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
9F33927V+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29168232
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6615508
Wiki­data ID
Q7683545
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Satellite Map

Discover Tankerton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Tankerton” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Танкертон”
  • Cebuano: “Tankerton”
  • Dutch: “Tankerton”
  • French: “Tankerton”
  • Irish: “Tankerton”
  • Polish: “Tankerton”
  • Swedish: “Tankerton”
  • Welsh: “Tankerton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tankerton Post Office and Kingsdown Park Gardens.

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