Sandgate Castle

Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended a vulnerable point along the coast.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Paul and Spade House.

Church
Photo: Mutzy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 390 feet northeast of Sandgate Castle.

Social service facility
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, is a large mansion overlooking , near , in southeast England. It was the home of the science fiction writer H. G. Wells from 1901 to 1909. Designed by C. F. A. Voysey, it is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 920 feet northeast of Sandgate Castle.

Pub
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 820 feet west of Sandgate Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandgate and Seabrook.

Village
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is a village in the and Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of , England. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census.

Village
is a coastal village in the civil parish of , in the Folkestone and Hythe district of , England, lying on the coast of the between and Hythe.

Suburb
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a northern suburb of , in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of , England. It is the location of the English terminal of the as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.

Sandgate Castle

Latitude
51.07353° or 51° 4′ 25″ north
Longitude
1.14886° or 1° 8′ 56″ east
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Inception
1539
Open location code
9F3334FX+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93648604
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6286388
Wiki­data ID
Q3028291
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Sandgate Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sandgate Castle”
  • Danish: “Sandgate Castle”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Sandgate”
  • Dutch: “Sandgate Castle”
  • German: “Sandgate Castle”
  • Swedish: “Sandgate Castle”
  • Turkish: “Sandgate Kalesi”

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