Whitstable

Whitstable is a town in Kent, England with a population of 30,000. It is a seaside resort, situated on the North Sea coast, facing Essex across the Thames Estuary and the Isle of Sheppey across The Swale. It is technically within the city limits of Canterbury six miles inland.

Offshore developments

Offshore, the Maunsell forts stand visible from the shoreline. They were constructed during World War II to defend the south coast from Nazi invasion. The forts were made redundant in the late 1950s and used in the 1960s by a pirate radio station. Some now house webservers.

Related Topics:
Maunsell - World War II - Nazi - Pirate radio

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More recently, the Whitstable coast is set to be the site for an offshore windfarm, consisting of thirty 140-metre-high wind turbines, providing electricity for half of the homes in the Canterbury district.

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