Ebbsfleet

Ebbsfleet is a hamlet near , , at the head of . Historically it was a peninsula on the southern coast of the , marking the eastern end of the Wantsum Channel that separated Thanet from the Kentish mainland.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Thanet, Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Ebbsfleet, Kent” and “Ebbsfleet, Thanet”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Richborough Castle and Kent International Airport.

Photo: Midnightblueowl, Public domain.
is a Roman Saxon Shore fort better known as Richborough Roman Fort. It is situated in near , . Substantial remains of the massive fort walls still stand to a height of several metres. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ebbsfleet.

Aerodrome
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Manston Airport is a closed international airport in England. Originally operated as , from 1916, it has also operated as a commercial airport and was known as and, briefly, London Manston Airport. is situated 2½ miles north of Ebbsfleet.

Nature reserve
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is a 615-hectare nature reserve in , managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. It is a National Nature Reserve, and it includes a Geological Conservation Review site, Prince's Beachlands Local Nature Reserve and two Special Areas of Conservation, Sandwich Bay and Thanet Coast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isle of Thanet and Pegwell Bay.

Locality
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Kent is the most south-easterly county of . It is popularly known as the "Garden of England" and its coastal areas are popular with visitors.

Locality
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is a shallow inlet in the coast astride the estuary of the River Stour north of Sandwich Bay, between and in .

Village
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is a settlement north of on the east coast of the county of , England. lies close to the . The population of the settlement is included in the civil parish of Ash. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ebbsfleet.

Ebbsfleet

Latitude
51.31352° or 51° 18′ 49″ north
Longitude
1.35114° or 1° 21′ 4″ east
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
9F338972+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7647680530
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6640312
Wiki­data ID
Q5331558
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Ebbsfleet” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “艾貝斯菲特”
  • Czech: “Ebbsfleet”
  • Dutch: “Ebbsfleet, Thanet”
  • French: “Ebbsfleet”
  • German: “Ebbsfleet”
  • Irish: “Ebbsfleet”
  • Japanese: “エブスフリート”
  • Latin: “Ebbsfleet”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ebbsfleet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ebbsfleet”
  • Polish: “Ebbsfleet (Thanet)”
  • Polish: “Ebbsfleet”
  • Slovak: “Ebbsfleet”
  • Swedish: “Ebbsfleet”
  • Welsh: “Ebbsfleet, Thanet”
  • Welsh: “Ebbsfleet”

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