Fort Widley

Fort Widley is one of the forts built on top of between 1860 and 1868 on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom.
Wikipedia
Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queen Alexandra Hospital and Cosham Library.

Hospital
Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a large NHS hospital in , . Located in , it is run by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and has a Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit attached. is situated 1,600 feet south of Fort Widley.

Library
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,800 feet south of Fort Widley.

Railway station
Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.
serves , a northern suburb of the city of , , in southern . It is 90 miles 6 chains from . is situated 1 mile south of Fort Widley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wymering and Cosham.

Suburb
Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a residential area of the city of , in the ceremonial county of , England. Unlike the majority of Portsmouth, it is located on the mainland rather than .

Suburb
Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a northern suburb of lying within the city boundary but off , in the ceremonial county of , England. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 along with Drayton and and Bocheland, Frodington and Copenore on the island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of the Greater Portsmouth conurbation in , near and . It is on the dip slope of the just north of the ridge called .

Fort Widley

Latitude
50.85438° or 50° 51′ 16″ north
Longitude
-1.06831° or 1° 4′ 6″ west
Elevation
325 feet (99 metres)
Open location code
9C2WVW3J+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22927464
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
6545319
Wiki­data ID
Q5472323
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In Other Languages

“Fort Widley” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ويدلى”

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