Hampton
Hampton-on-Sea is a drowned and abandoned village in what is now the Hampton area of Herne Bay, Kent. It grew from a tiny fishing hamlet in 1864 at the hands of an oyster fishery company, was developed from 1879 by land agents, abandoned in 1916 and finally drowned due to coastal erosion by 1921.- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 feet (20 metres)
- …is also known as “Hampton, Herne Bay”
- Description: suburb of Herne Bay, Kent, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
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Herne Bay railway station
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenhill and Herne Bay.
Herne Bay
Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England.
Hampton
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Latitude
51.36886° or 51° 22′ 8″ north
Longitude
1.10389° or 1° 6′ 14″ east
Open location code
9F339493+GH
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place = suburb
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