Monkton, Thanet

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Monkton


Church of St. Mary Magdelene, Monkton
Monkton, Thanet (Kent)
Monkton, Thanet

Monkton shown within Kent
OS grid reference TR286649
District Thanet
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district CT12
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament North Thanet
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°20′16″N 1°16′54″E / 51.3379, 1.2817

For other places with the same name, see Monkton.

Monkton is a linear hamlet located at the south-western edge of the Isle of Thanet, Kent, UK. Monkton is situated on the Canterbury-Ramsgate road, near St Nicholas at Wade and Minster-in-Thanet. The church is dedicated to Mary Madgalene. Monkton is situated close to the larger village of Minster and the two neighbourhoods share many facilities. Monkton is apart of and associated with the settlements that surround the roundabout junction of west Thanet.

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[edit] Explosion

Monkton suffered an explosion during 2007, and was largely evacuated as a result. The Fire and Rescue service says that crews were faced with "a well developed fire in a large single-storey building", which was among the largest in the hamlet. Twenty people had to be removed from the area due to the destruction of their environment there.[1]

[edit] School

Monkton has a small joint junior and infant school which caters for the needs of the hamlet's population. The Monkton Church of England primary school has 103 students.[2]

It achieved "very good" on its OFSTED inspection, although OFSTED reported that parents raise concerns about the lack of buildings, especially in Winter,[3] where the children have to learn outside for some lessons.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gas explosion in workshop blaze; BBC news; [2007,11,26]; retrieved on [2007-11-30]
  2. ^ Minster CEP School Website; retrieved on 2008-05-22
  3. ^ Monkton CEP School; retrieved on 2008-05-22

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