Minster-on-Sea
{{Short description|Civil parish in Swale, Kent, England}}
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| official_name= Minster-on-Sea
| civil_parish = Minster-on-Sea
| country= England
| region= South East England
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| shire_district= Swale
| shire_county= Kent
| hide_services= Yes
| population =17,392
| population_ref =(2021 census)
| area_total_km2=30.31
|static_image=Minster Abbey, Minster, Isle-Of-Sheppey, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 927616.jpg
|static_image_caption=Minster Abbey, Minster-on-Sea
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Minster-on-Sea is a civil parish in the English county of Kent. It is on the Isle of Sheppey and thus forms part of the borough of Swale. It was created on 1 April 2003.{{cite web| url = http://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/12712/the-swale-parishes-order-2000.pdf| title = The Swale (Parishes) Order 2000| publisher = Local Government Boundary Commission for England| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180217202916/http://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/12712/the-swale-parishes-order-2000.pdf| archive-date = 17 February 2018| url-status = dead}} In 2021 it had a population of 17,392.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southeastengland/admin/swale/E04005079__minster_on_sea/|title=Minster-on-Sea|publisher=City Population|accessdate=19 May 2024}}
The main populated area is the seaside town of Minster on the north coast. The southern part is primarily marshland and includes the entirely deserted village of Elmley.