Minster is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Thanet in the district of Thanet, Kent, England. It lies inland from the north coast between Margate and Ramsgate, beside low-lying marshes that were once part of the Wantsum Channel. The settlement grew up around an early religious foundation and the surviving Minster Abbey and parish church reflect a long ecclesiastical history dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period.
Today Minster combines farming and village commerce with a significant number of commuters to nearby towns and London, and retains a mix of period cottages, local shops, schools and pubs. The community is known for its quiet, rural feel despite good transport links, and local history and events around the abbey and village green remain important to social life.
Postcode districts covering Minster
Most populated places nearby
- Folkestone 18.7 miles
- Ashford 23.6 miles
- Margate 3.1 miles
- Canterbury 11 miles
- Dover 13.9 miles
- Ramsgate 3.5 miles
- Herne Bay 8.9 miles
- Deal 8.5 miles
- Whitstable 12.9 miles
- Broadstairs 4.5 miles
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 4.6 miles
- Faversham 19 miles
Neighbouring places
- Minster Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Thanet Villages Ward 1.1 miles
- Acol Parish 1.7 miles
- Cliffsend Parish 1.7 miles
- Cliffs End Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Monkton Built-up area 2 miles
- Manston Parish 2.3 miles
- Cliffsend and Pegwell Ward 2.4 miles
- Birchington South Ward 2.7 miles
- Newington Ward 2.9 miles
- Nethercourt Ward 2.9 miles
- Birchington Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Minster
CT12 5FT, CT12 5DW, CT12 4EW, CT12 4FZ, CT12 4EL, CT12 4FH, CT12 4AU, CT12 5DT, CT12 4DH … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 31.8 miles
- London City Airport 56.1 miles
- Minster Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Birchington-on-Sea Railway Station 3.2 miles
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Schools in Minster
- Great Oaks Small School Independent - special
- Minster C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 1.6 miles
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 1.8 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Broadstairs University 3.8 miles
- Hilderstone College College 4.8 miles
- Thanet College College 4.8 miles
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 10.8 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 11 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 11 miles
- Canterbury College College 11.1 miles
- IFS School of Finance College 11.2 miles
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 11.4 miles
- University of Kent University 11.8 miles