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Hampton Pier

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Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Hampton Pier
Phone:
+44 1227 364749

Address:
Hampton Pier Avenue | Hampton, Herne Bay CT6 8DL, England

Hampton-on-Sea was a drowned and abandoned village in what is now the Hampton area of Herne Bay, Kent. It grew from a tiny fishing hamlet in 1864 at the hands of an oyster fishery company, was developed from 1879 by land agents, abandoned in 1916 and finally drowned due to coastal erosion by 1921. All that now remains is the stub of the original pier, the Hampton Inn, and the rocky arc of Hampton-on-Sea's ruined coastal defence visible at low tide. The site is notable for sharing its history with the eccentric Edmund Reid. Reid was previously the Metropolitan Police head of CID who handled the Jack the Ripper case. In retirement he chose to champion the plight of the beleaguered residents of the settlement.
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