Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East
Explore Hampton, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hampton 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hampton, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Kent or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Hampton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Hampton |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Canterbury |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.368420 |
| Longitude | 1.103602 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hampton commands a narrow stretch of the Kentish coastline where the grey-blue North Sea meets the low-lying shingle. It lies 1.0 miles west-south-west of Herne Bay (from Herne Bay: bearing 259°T, OS grid TR 161 678), and is situated north-west of Greenhill village. Beyond the residential streets, the salt-heavy air carries the faint, metallic scent of tidal flats at low ebb. To the west, Hampton Coastal Park provides an expansive buffer of green space, where the grass grows coarse and resilient against the relentless offshore winds. The light here has a sharp, clarifying quality, bleaching the colour from the pebbles until they resemble scattered bone along the tideline. A short walk eastward leads toward the mechanical precision of the Herne Bay Mini Golf, a site that marks the transition from quiet maritime solitude to the more structured recreation of the nearby resort. Hampton remains defined by this proximity to the water, existing as a thin, determined line between the encroaching tide and the encroaching suburbs of the Canterbury district. Each morning, the sunrise catches the crests of the waves, illuminating the path where the land finally yields to the sea.
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Explore Hampton, 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: 51.368420, 1.103602. 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 | August 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. |