River Stour
River Stour is a river in Minster, Thanet District, England. River Stour is situated nearby to the locality Old Minster, as well as near Monkton Engine Sluice.Places of Interest
Highlights include Minster railway station and Minster in Thanet Priory.
Minster railway station
Railway station
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Minster railway station serves the village of Minster in Kent and surrounding villages. It is next to a junction between Canterbury West, Ramsgate and Sandwich.
Minster in Thanet Priory
Church
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Minster Abbey is the name of two abbeys in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England. The first was a 7th-century foundation which lasted until the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwich and Minster-in-Thanet.
Sandwich
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandwich is a village in Kent, one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. In the 14th and 15th centuries the harbour silted up and the river changed its course, leaving Sandwich well inland: so it lost its importance and its attractive medieval centre was preserved.
Minster-in-Thanet
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minster, also known as Minster-in-Thanet, is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is the site of Minster in Thanet Priory.
Monkton
Village
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monkton is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. The village is located at the south-west edge of the Isle of Thanet and is situated mainly along the B2047 road, leading off the A253 road between Canterbury and Ramsgate.
River Stour
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Minster, Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.32° or 51° 19′ 12″ northLongitude
1.2904° or 1° 17′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9F3387CR+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 197366574OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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