Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Thanet · Region: South East
Explore Dumpton, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dumpton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Dumpton |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Thanet |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.348263 |
| Longitude | 1.426398 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Dumpton breathes a quiet, unassuming air, a suburban whisper against the Kentish coast. It lies 1.5 km south-south-west of Broadstairs (from Broadstairs: bearing 211°T, OS grid TR 386 665). The light here often possesses a soft, diffused quality, as if filtered through a thin veil of sea mist, even when the sky is clear. Though no grand abbeys or imposing castles mark its landscape, Dumpton holds a simpler charm, the gentle undulations of its terrain hinting at the agricultural rhythms that once defined this corner of Thanet. The air carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the chalk uplands that cradle it, a subtle perfume for those who listen closely. Its residential streets, often lined with mature trees, offer a sense of settled permanence, a quiet unfolding of lives lived against a backdrop of muted greens and greys. Dumpton’s character is one of understated continuity, a place where the present quietly absorbs the echoes of the past.
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Explore Dumpton, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.348263, 1.426398. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |