Hoo St Werburgh
Hoo St Werburgh, commonly known as Hoo, is a large village and civil parish in the Medway district of Kent, England. It is one of several villages 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.
- Village with about 11,400 residents
- …is also known as “Hoo St Werburgh, Kent”
- …was formerly known as “Hoo”
- Description: village in Kent, England, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Upnor Castle and Cockham Wood Fort.
Upnor Castle
Upnor Castle is an Elizabethan artillery fort located on the west bank of the River Medway in Kent.
Cockham Wood Fort
Cockham Wood Fort was constructed in 1669 on the north…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gillingham and Chatham.
Gillingham
Gillingham is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent.
Hoo St Werburgh
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Latitude
51.4235° or 51° 25′ 25″ north
Longitude
0.5592° or 0° 33′ 33″ east
Open location code
9F32CHF5+CM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Hoo St Werburgh” goes by many names.
Hoo St WerburghBasque
হু সেন্ট ওয়েরবার্গBengali
Hoo St. WerburghCebuano
胡圣沃布勒Chinese
胡聖沃布勒Chinese
Hoo St. WerburghDutch
હૂ સેન્ટ વરબર્ગGujarati
Hoo St WerburghIrish
Hoo St WerburghItalian
フー・セイント・ウァバーJapanese
ಹೂ ಸ್ಟ ವೆರ್ಬರ್ಗ್Kannada
후 세인트 워부Korean
Hoo St WerburghLadin
Hu Sent VerburgasLithuanian
Hoo St WerburghNorwegian Bokmål
Hoo St WerburghNorwegian Nynorsk
Hoo St WerburghPolish
Ху-Сент-ВирборRussian
Hoo St WerburghSwedish
ஹூ ஸ்ட வெர்புரஃஹ்Tamil
హూ సెయింట్ వేర్బర్గ్Telugu
ہو سینٹ وربرگUrdu
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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