Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Herne Bay

Herne Bay, watering-place and town with ry. sta., Herne par., E. Kent, on the coast, 11 miles SW. of Margate and 62½ miles SE. of London by rail, pop. 2816; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper. Founded in 1830, Herne Bay is a pleasant watering-place, with beach of excellent sand, and occupying an agreeable and sheltered position. The pier (built 1831-32) is 3640 ft. in length; there is also a marine parade, a mile long. Herne Bay is connected by rail with Broadstairs Reculver, Margate, and Ramsgate.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "watering-place"   (ADL Feature Type: "recreational facilities")
Administrative units: Herne CP/AP       Kent AncC
Place: Herne Bay

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