Eastchurch Prisons

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Isle of Sheppey

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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.

HM Prison Elmley

Prison

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HM Prison Elmley is a local Category B/C men's prison, located close to the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The term 'local' means that this prison holds people on remand to the local courts.

HM Prison Swaleside

Prison

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HM Prison Swaleside is a Category B men's prison, located close to the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Swaleside forms part of the Sheppey prison cluster, which also includes HMP Elmley and HMP Standford Hill.

Places in the Area

Bay View

Hamlet

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Bay View is a hamlet in the civil parish of Leysdown, on the east side of the Isle of Sheppey in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 699. Bay View is situated 2 miles east of Eastchurch Prisons.

Minster

Town

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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. Minster is situated 2½ miles northwest of Eastchurch Prisons.

Harty

Village

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Harty is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Leysdown, on the Isle of Sheppey, in the Swale district, in the county of Kent, England. It consists of a few cottages, a church and a public house, the Ferry Inn. Harty is situated 3 miles southeast of Eastchurch Prisons.

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