Tankerton

infobox UK place
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static_image_caption=Tankerton beach
country = England
official_name= Tankerton
latitude= 51.363730
longitude= 1.045960
population = 4,900 (2005) [cite web | title = 2005 Ward Level Population Estimates | publisher = Kent County Council | url = http://www.kent.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E503169D-C06B-498F-BD0A-678EE22B4D37/6841/sae108.pdf |date=September 2006| accessdate = 2007-08-20 ]
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shire_district= City of Canterbury
shire_county= Kent
region= South East England

constituency_westminster= Canterbury
post_town= Whitstable|postcode_district = CT5
postcode_area= CT|dial_code= 01227
os_grid_reference= TR120669A suburb of Whitstable, Tankerton was a commercial development by the Tankerton Estate Company in the late 19th century, and was designed with a grid of streets leading from the shoreline. It used to be known as Tankerton-on-Sea.

The slopes to the shore are a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) because they support the largest single population of the large umbellifer hog's fennel "Peucedanum officinale" in Britain. [English Nature: [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1001811] ]

The little wooden beach huts at the base of the slopes are currently highly desirable, and notable owners have included Tracey Emin, who sold hers to Charles Saatchi for £75,000. [The Independent on Sunday: [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040530/ai_n12755329] ]

Demography

As of the 2001 UK census, the Tankerton electoral ward had a population of 4583. The ethnicity was 98.7% white, 0.4% mixed race, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% black and 0.1% other.The place of birth of residents was 95.3% United Kingdom, 0.7% Republic of Ireland, 1.3% other Western European countries, and 2.7% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 80.2% Christian, 0.4% Buddhist, 0% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh and 0.2% Muslim. 12% were recorded as having no religion, 0.4% had an alternative religion and 6.6% did not state their religion.cite web | title = Neighbourhood Statistics | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=3&b=5945388&c=Tankerton&d=14&g=457442&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1203641931843&enc=1&domainId=16 | accessdate = 2008-02-21 ]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 34.3% in full-time employment, 12.6% in part-time employment, 11.3% self-employed, 1.9% unemployed, 2.2% students with jobs, 3.2% students without jobs, 22.3% retired, 5.8% looking after home or family, 4% permanently sick or disabled and 2.4% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 17% retail, 10.9% manufacturing, 8.2% construction, 9.9% real estate, 13% health and social work, 13.2% education, 6.9% transport and communications, 5.9% public administration, 4.2% hotels and restaurants, 4% finance, 1.2% agriculture and 5.6% other. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 20.6% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.

References

External links

* [http://www.tankertonbeachhuts.co.uk Tankerton Beach Hut Association]