What is a hoo UK?

The Hoo Peninsula is a peninsula in Kent, England, separating the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway. The name Hoo is a Saxon word believed to mean ‘spur of land’ or refers to the ‘distinct heel-shape of the ridge of hills’ through Hoo. Hoo features in the Domesday Book.

Who lives on the Hoo Peninsula?

The 34,000 residents of the Hoo Peninsula predominately live in villages, most of which are based on the higher ground above the marshes, with the exception of Grain and St Mary Hoo. The largest village of Hoo St Werburgh has nearly 9,000 residents.

Where is the Hoo Peninsula?

north Kent
The Hoo Peninsula, located on the north Kent coast 30 miles east of central London, extends into the Thames Estuary between Gravesend and Rochester. The peninsula lies in the local authority areas of Medway and Gravesham and is bounded by the River Thames to the north and west and the River Medway to the east.

What city is Hoo?

Hoo St Werburgh, commonly known as Hoo, is a large village and civil parish in the Medway district of Kent, England.

What did English Heritage do with the Hoo Peninsula?

Between 2009 and 2012 English Heritage carried out the Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project. The project aimed to increase knowledge and understanding of the historic environment of the Hoo Peninsula, capturing how its history and archaeology contributed to the character of the modern landscape, including the estuarine and marine environments.

Where is the Hoo Peninsula in North Kent?

A year-long oral history project funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund to collect, celebrate and share memories of working lives on the Hoo Peninsula in North Kent. The peninsula separates the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway and is made up of wild marshes, industrial landscapes, rural farmland and small villages.

How many people live on the Hoo Peninsula?

It is home to just over 31,000 inhabitants with settlements varying in size from over 7000 residents to just a few hundred. Between 2009 and 2012 English Heritage carried out the Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project.

Where was the Hoo Peninsula in the First World War?

During the First World War this peninsula was the site of an explosives factory and storage facility. The Peninsula’s marshlands are part of the North Kent Marshes and now form a major part of two protected areas: the Thames Estuary and Marshlands, and the Medway Estuary and Marshes.