Poors

Poors is a hamlet in Minster-on-Sea, Swale District, England. Poors is situated nearby to the locality Windmill Quay, as well as near South Lees.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isle of Sheppey and Minster-in-Sheppey Library.

Isle of Sheppey

Photo: Scott Wylie, CC BY 2.0.

The Isle of Sheppey is a largely rural island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary. The whole north coast is dotted with caravan parks and holiday homes.

Minster-in-Sheppey Library

Library

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Abbey Gatehouse

Museum

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Abbey Gatehouse is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minster and Halfway Houses.

Minster is a town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, south-east England. It is in the Swale administrative district, and within that, in the parish of Minster-on-Sea. According to the 2021 Census, the population of Minster was 17,389.

Halfway Houses

Village

Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Halfway Houses is a village on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in England. It derives its name from the pub in the village centre, with the same name, which was so named because it is halfway between Minster and Sheerness, before the coastal road was built along the north coast connecting Minster and Sheerness. Halfway Houses is situated 2 miles northwest of Poors.

Rushenden

Village

Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rushenden is a village on the Isle of Sheppey in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England, of approximately 500 dwellings. It lies to the south of Queenborough. Rushenden is situated 3 miles west of Poors.

Poors

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Minster-on-Sea, Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.40276° or 51° 24′ 10″ north

Longitude

0.81304° or 0° 48′ 47″ east

Open location code

9F32CR37+46

OpenStreetMap ID

node 254454309

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

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