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.

Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Monkton

Church

Photo: david mills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 is a village and civil parish in the Thanet district of Kent, England. It had a population of 10,394 at the 2021 census. Although the village's railway station is called Birchington-on-Sea, the village's name is actually Birchington. 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″ north

Longitude

1.2878° or 1° 17′ 16″ east

Elevation

66 feet (20 metres)

Open location code

9F3387RQ+R4

GeoNames ID

7295908

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