In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hampton like this:

Hampton on Sea, hamlet (ry. sta. Herne Bay and Hampton on Sea), Herne par., E. Kent, 1 mile W. of Herne Bay.

Hampton through time

Hampton is now part of CANTERBURY District. Click here for graphs and data of how CANTERBURY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hampton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hampton, in Canterbury and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26077

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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