Population 661 (2011) Civil parish Monkton Country England Shire county Kent District Thanet UK parliament constituency South Thanet | OS grid reference TR286649 Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Thursday 11:43 AM Dialling code 01843 | |
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Monkton is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. The village is located at the south-west edge of the Isle of Thanet and is situated mainly along the B2047 road, leading off the A263 road between Canterbury and Ramsgate. The civil parish stretches south to the River Stour and northwards towards Acol. The hamlet of Gore Street is included in the parish.
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Monkton was subject to an explosion during 2007, and was largely evacuated as a result. The Fire and Rescue service said that crews were faced with "a well developed fire in a large single-storey building", which was among the largest in the village.
The 13th-century parish church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene.
Monkton has a small joint junior and infant school. Monkton Church of England Primary School is situated in the village. The school was purpose built in 1872 and was extended and modernised in 2007. It currently teaches 109 pupils from 4 to 11 years. In 2007 the school achieved an Ofsted Inspection rating of Grade 2 'Good' overall.
Monkton Nature Reserve, run by the environmental charity, Thanet Countryside Trust, is situated on chalk hills to the north of the village. The reserve is set in a 16-acre (65,000 m2) abandoned chalk quarry which has been reclaimed by nature. It is notable for its geology and many important habitats, a pond and rare orchids. It also houses the Thanet Astronomical Observatory and the first artificial bat cave built in the UK. Facilities include field centre with a museum, reference library, bookshop and picnic site.