Hoo Peninsula
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For the Isle of Grain, which the Hoo Peninsula is sometimes referred to as, see Isle of Grain.
The Hoo Peninsula is a peninsula in Kent, England, separating the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway. It is dominated by a line of chalk, clay and sand hills,[2] surrounded by an extensive area of marshland composed of alluvial silt. The name Hoo is a Saxon word believed to mean 'spur of land' or refers to the 'distinct heel-shape of the ridge of hills' through Hoo.[3] Hoo features in the Domesday Book.[4] The peninsula is home to internationally and nationally protected wildlife sites as well as industrial facilities and energy industries.
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Hoo Peninsula | |
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Stoke Marshes, Hoo Peninsula | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 31,050 [1] |
OS grid reference | TQ7675 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
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 | |
51.45°N 0.55°E / 51.45; 0.55 |
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