Marshside, Kent

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Marshside
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CANTERBURY
Postcode district CT3
Dialling code 01227
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51°21′03″N1°11′35″E / 51.3508°N 1.1931°E / 51.3508; 1.1931

Marshside is a hamlet in the county of Kent, England. [2] It is in the parish of Chislet alongside the Chislet Marshes southeast of Herne Bay.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists with the most populous parish being Sturry. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 3.302. [3]

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References

  1. "Location of Herne Bay and Sandwich". parliament.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 179 Canterbury & East Kent (Dover & Margate) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN   9780319228784.
  3. "Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 2 October 2015.