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Monkton Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Thanet · Region: South East

Explore Monkton, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Monkton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Monkton, Kent

How to Use This Monkton, Kent Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Monkton, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceMonkton
Traditional CountyKent
District / BoroughThanet
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.339334
Longitude1.279679
Place TypeVillage

About Monkton

Monkton holds the quiet authority of a place shaped by the slow, deliberate work of the tides and the patient turning of the plough. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-west of Sandwich (from Sandwich: bearing 330°T, OS grid TR 285 651), and is situated south-east of St Nicholas at Wade village. Beneath the expansive Kentish sky, the horizon stretches wide, catching a light that seems to linger longer here than elsewhere, bleaching the flint walls of local cottages to a pale, bone-white. The proximity of the Monkton Marshes to the south introduces a damp, saline breath to the air, reminding one that the land is only a recent reclamation from the sea. History lies buried beneath the topsoil, with the Anglo-Saxon Cemetery And Associated Remains At Monkton offering a silent, subterranean ledger of those who walked these fields over a millennium ago. Modern life in Monkton moves with a measured pulse, echoing the agricultural rhythms that have defined this geography since the drainage of the Wantsum Channel. A sense of deep, unforced permanence pervades the narrow lanes, where the shadow of the past is not a haunting, but a steady companion to the present. Every turn of the road reveals a landscape that is less a backdrop and more a living participant in the daily affairs of the residents.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Monkton Field Study Centre (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 334° NNW
  • Anglo-Saxon Cemetery And Associated Remains At Monkton, 550M North Of Walters Hall Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 066° ENE · 7 ha
  • Eastern Monkton Stream (River) — 0.7 mi, 174° S
  • Monkton Marshes (Wetland) — 0.8 mi, 191° S
  • Docker Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 190° S
  • Coxon's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 223° SW
  • Sarre Marshes (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 244° WSW
  • Western Monkton Stream (River) — 1.2 mi, 172° S
  • Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Parish Church Of St Giles And Associated Remains Immediately East Of Sarre Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 270° W · 4 ha
  • Minster-in-Thanet Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 111° ESE
  • Abbey Green (Park) — 1.8 mi, 105° ESE
  • Monastic Grange And Pre-Conquest Nunnery At Minster Abbey (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 109° ESE · 2 ha
  • Elmstone Valley (Valley) — 1.9 mi, 214° SW
  • Cut End (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 254° WSW
  • Powell-Cotton Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Waterloo Tower (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 044° NE
  • Thanet Coast Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 339° NNW · 817 ha
  • The White Tower (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 037° NE
  • Rossetti Gardens (Park) — 2.8 mi, 022° NNE
  • RAF Manston Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 076° ENE
  • Marleybrook House Wedding Venue (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 231° SW
  • Marleybrook Wedding Venue (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 231° SW
  • Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 076° ENE
  • Homersham Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 280° W
  • Carlton Cinema (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 040° NE
  • Richborough Fort (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 145° SE
  • Pegwell Bay Seal Colony (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 117° ESE
  • Richborough Castle Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 145° SE
  • Stodmarsh (National Nature Reserve) — 4.1 mi, 243° WSW · 250 ha
  • Preston Marshes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.3 mi, 228° SW · 43 ha

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About This Monkton Map Page

Explore Monkton, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.339334, 1.279679. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.