Monkton
Monkton is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. The village is located at the south-west edge of the Isle of Thanet and is situated mainly along the B2047 road, leading off the A253 road between Canterbury and Ramsgate.Places of Interest
Highlights include Minster railway station and Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Monkton.
Minster railway station
Railway station
Photo: david mills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minster railway station serves the village of Minster in Kent and surrounding villages. It is next to a junction between Canterbury West, Ramsgate and Sandwich.
Minster in Thanet Priory
Church
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Minster Abbey is the name of two abbeys in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England. The first was a 7th-century foundation which lasted until the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birchington and Minster-in-Thanet.
Birchington
Town
Photo: John Goodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birchington-on-Sea is a village in the Thanet district in Kent, England, with a population of 10,505. Note that the village's name is actually Birchington - 'Birchington-on-Sea' is the name of the railway station, not the whole village. Birchington is situated 2½ miles north of Monkton.
Minster-in-Thanet
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minster, also known as Minster-in-Thanet, is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is the site of Minster in Thanet Priory.
Monkton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.342° or 51° 20′ 31″ northLongitude
1.2878° or 1° 17′ 16″ eastElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9F3387RQ+R4GeoNames ID
7295908
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