Minster-on-Sea
Minster-on-Sea is a civil parish in the English county The counties of England are areas used for different purposes, which include administrative, geographical, cultural and political demarcation. The term "county" is defined in several ways and can apply to similar or the same areas used by each ... of Kent. It is on the Isle of Sheppey and thus forms part of the borough of Swale. It was created in 2003. The main populated area is the seaside town of Minster on the north coast. The southern part is primarily marshland and includes the entirely deserted village of Elmley. References Civil parishes in Kent Isle of Sheppey {{Kent-geo-stub ...
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Minster, Swale
Minster is a town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in the Minster-on-Sea civil parish and the Swale district of Kent, south-east England. In 2019 it had an estimated population of 21,319. Toponymy The name of the town derives from the monastery founded in the area. There is some variation in the use of the name, with the local parish council being named Minster-on-Sea, while other sources, such as the local primary school, use Minster-in-Sheppey, in order to distinguish it from Minster-in-Thanet, also in the county of Kent. Both places are listed in the Ordnance Survey gazetteer as Minster. Royal Mail identifies a locality of Minster on Sea in the ME12 postcode district. Minster-on-Sea is a location mentioned in Dickens's ''The Old Curiosity Shop''. Geography The coast here consists of London Clay, and many fossil remains can be found along the beach after the waves have brought down the cliffs. Religious sites In around AD 670 King Ecgberht of Kent gave land at Mi ...
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