Hoo St Werburgh

Hoo St Werburgh, commonly known as Hoo, is a large village and civil parish in the of Kent, England. It is one of several on the Hoo Peninsula to bear the name Hoo, a Saxon word believed to mean "spur of land" or to refer to the "distinct heel-shape of the ridge of hills" through the settlement.
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  • Type: Village with 11,400 residents
  • Description: village in Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Hoo” and “Hoo St Werburgh, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Upnor Castle and Cockham Wood Fort.

Castle
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is an Elizabethan artillery fort located on the west bank of the in .

Fort
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was constructed in 1669 on the north…

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gillingham and Chatham.

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is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of .

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is a historic maritime town in the county of Kent, on the River Medway.

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is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of .

Hoo St Werburgh

Latitude
51.4235° or 51° 25′ 25″ north
Longitude
0.5592° or 0° 33′ 33″ east
Population
11,400
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9F32CHF5+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27301108
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7301801
Wiki­data ID
Q660622
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Hoo St Werburgh” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Bengali: “হু সেন্ট ওয়েরবার্গ”
  • Cebuano: “Hoo St. Werburgh”
  • Chinese: “胡圣沃布勒”
  • Chinese: “胡聖沃布勒”
  • Dutch: “Hoo St. Werburgh”
  • French: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • French: “Hoo St. Werburgh”
  • German: “Hoo St. Werburgh”
  • Gujarati: “હૂ સેન્ટ વરબર્ગ”
  • Irish: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Italian: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Japanese: “フー・セイント・ウァバー”
  • Kannada: “ಹೂ ಸ್ಟ ವೆರ್ಬರ್ಗ್”
  • Korean: “후 세인트 워부”
  • Ladin: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Lithuanian: “Hu Sent Verburgas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Polish: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Portuguese: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Russian: “Ху-Сент-Вирбор”
  • Spanish: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Swedish: “Hoo St Werburgh”
  • Tamil: “ஹூ ஸ்ட வெர்புரஃஹ்”
  • Telugu: “హూ సెయింట్ వేర్బర్గ్”
  • Urdu: “ہو سینٹ وربرگ”
  • “Hoo St Werburgh”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Broad Street and Abbots Court.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pottery Road Recreation Ground and Hoo Community Centre.

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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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