Hoo St Werburgh
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This article is about Hoo in Kent, England. For the village in Suffolk, see Hoo, Suffolk.
Hoo St Werburgh, commonly known as Hoo, is a large village and civil parish in the Medway district of Kent, England. It is one of several villages on the Hoo Peninsula to bear the name Hoo, a Saxon word believed to mean "spur of land" or to refer to the "distinct heel-shape of the ridge of hills"[2] through the settlement. Hoo features in Domesday Book, and had a population of 7,356 at the 2001 census, rising to 8,945 at the 2011 census.[1] The civil parish includes Chattenden to the west.[3]
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Hoo St Werburgh | |
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View of Hoo from the Saxon Shore Way | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 8,945 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ779725 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ROCHESTER |
Postcode district | ME3 |
Dialling code | 01634 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.423°N 0.558°E / 51.423; 0.558 |
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