Tankerton

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Tankerton

Coordinates: 51.3036° N 1.1211° E

Tankerton (United Kingdom)
Tankerton
OS grid reference TR120669
Parish Sturry
District City of Canterbury
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Whitstable
Postcode district CT5
Dial code 01227
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
UK Parliament Canterbury
European Parliament South East England
List of places: UKEnglandKent

A suburb of Whitstable, Tankerton was a commercial development by the Tankerton Estate Company in the late 19th century, and was designed with a grid of streets leading from the shoreline. It used to be known as Tankerton-on-Sea.

The slopes to the shore are a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) because they support the largest single population of the large umbellifer hog's fennel Peucedanum officinale in Britain.[1]

The little wooden beach huts at the base of the slopes are currently highly desirable, and notable owners have included Tracey Emin, who sold hers to Charles Saatchi for £75,000.[2]

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  1. ^ English Nature: [1]
  2. ^ The Independent on Sunday: [2]
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