Monkton, Thanet

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Monkton
Church of St. Mary Magdelene, Monkton
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

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.

Contents 1 Explosion 2 School 3 References 4 External links

[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

[edit] External links

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