Monkton
Monkton is a locality in Thanet District, Kent, England. Monkton is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoo, as well as near the locality The Freehold.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Minster railway station and Minster in Thanet Priory.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 10,392. 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.
Westgate-on-Sea
Town
Photo: Rick Ryder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westgate-on-Sea is a seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of Kent, England. It is within the Thanet local government district and borders the larger seaside resort of Margate. Westgate-on-Sea is situated 3½ miles northeast of Monkton.
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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