Whitstable

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Whitstable
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Whitstable is a place on the north coast of the English county of Kent . It belongs to the City of Canterbury County . The place is particularly important because of its fishing port and oyster trade. From 1830 there was a direct rail link to Canterbury, ten kilometers to the south, with the Canterbury – Whitstable line for 120 years . Whitstable also has a population of 32,000.

The actor Peter Cushing spent his old age in the village.

Attractions

  • Playhouse Theater Whitstable
  • Windmill from 1815
  • Maunsell Fort , WWII sea ​​fortresses , 14 km offshore
  • Whitstable Castle
  • Whitstable Beaches
  • Whitstable Harbor

literature

  • The Whitstable oyster beds . With 9 illustrations. In: Vom Fels zum Meer, 22nd year, Vol. 2, 1903, pp. 1754–1758.

Web links

Commons : Whitstable  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ City population census. March 27, 2011, accessed February 9, 2020 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '  N , 1 ° 1'  E