Minster-in-Sheppey

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Minster on Sea
Minster-in-Sheppey (Kent)
Minster-in-Sheppey

Minster on Sea shown within Kent
OS grid reference TQ952729
District Swale
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHEERNESS
Postcode district ME12
Dialling code 01795
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Sittingbourne and Sheppey
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°25′16″N 0°48′32″E / 51.421, 0.809

Minster is a small town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England, east of Sheerness.

The name comes from the Latin monasterium and denotes the site of an abbey, an abbey church, a monastery et al..

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Minster, Isle of Sheppy, an 1830 engraving that appeared in Ireland's History of Kent.
Minster, Isle of Sheppy, an 1830 engraving that appeared in Ireland's History of Kent.

In about AD 670 the widowed Kentish queen, Seaxburh of Ely, built the monastery here - one of the first in Kent. In AD 835 the Danes overran Sheppey and made it their base camp. They remained there until the Norman conquest. In AD 670 another monarch - King Ecgberht of Kent gave land for his mother to establish a Benedictine nunnery at Minster. At the Reformation Sir Thomas Cheyney was given possession of the site.

Today the remains of the old Abbey gatehouse is a museum and the remaining tower is being restored.

Minster has a fine parish church, which includes Norman work with Roman tiles, and 15th Century choir stalls.

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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.

In the early 20th century the island was hit by speculative builders and Minster suffered equally with Sheerness. After World War II the population of the village had swollen "from about 250 people in 100 homes to 5500 people in 1800 homes". (taken from the external link)

[edit] Minster Cricket Club

Minster also has a cricket club, which was founded in 1930, and will be playing in the Shepherd Neame Kent League Division 3 in the 2008 season, after four successive promotions. The club has a variety of teams ranging from Under 9 up to the 1st team. Minster play at Gilbert Hall opposite the St. Georges Middle School

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