Monkton is located in the county of Kent, South East England, five miles north-west of the town of Sandwich, 28 miles south-east of the major town of Southend-on-Sea, and 62 miles east of London. Monkton falls within the district council of Thanet, under the county council of Kent. It is in the CT12 postcode district. The post town for Monkton is Ramsgate.
Monkton is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Kent |
Monkton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Monkton is CT12 4LJ.
Monkton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CT12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CT12 postcode district.
The post town for Monkton is Ramsgate. Monkton is in the CT12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ramsgate.
The centre of Monkton is located at position 51.33933° latitude and 1.27968° longitude.
Latitude | 51.33933° |
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Longitude | 1.27968° |
The centre of Monkton is located at the grid reference easting 628527 and northing 165134 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 628527 |
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Northing | 165134 |
Position of Monkton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Monkton to the centre of the town.
Position of Monkton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Monkton to the centre of the city.