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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 include Upnor Castle and Medway Police Station.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Elizabethan artillery fort located on the west bank of the in . It is in the village of Upnor, opposite and a short distance downriver from the Chatham Dockyard, at one time a key naval facility.

Public building
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the main Kent Police facility for the , located on Purser Way in , . It serves all Medway divisions and replaced several older local stations in Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester and Rainham.

Park
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Admiral's Gardens, is a public park in , Kent. The park is part of the former Chatham Lines, a defensive moat built in 1803 to protect Chatham Dockyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gillingham and Chatham.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic maritime town in the county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.

Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

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”
  • 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: “ہوں سینٹ ویربورگھ”
  • “Hoo St Werburgh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Broad Street and Abbots Court.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pottery Road Recreation Ground and Hoo Community Centre.

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