Tankerton
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Tankerton (formerly Tankerton-on-Sea) is a suburb of Whitstable in Kent in south-east England. It was designed in the late 19th century as the train network brought holidaymakers to the sea. It gives its name to a ward of Canterbury City Council.
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Tankerton (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location
Tankerton (Ward, United Kingdom) with population statistics, charts, map and location.
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- Population
- 3529
- Area
- 0.9562
- Image
- Tankerton beach, Kent, UK.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01227
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- TR120669
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Tankerton (formerly Tankerton-on-Sea) is a suburb of Whitstable in Kent in south-east England. It was designed in the late 19th century as the train network brought holidaymakers to the sea. It gives its name to a ward of Canterbury City Council.
==History== The place-name 'Tankerton' is first attested in The Book of Fees for 1242, where it appears as Tangrenton. The name means 'the town or settlement of Tancred's people'.
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