Sheerness Channel
Sheerness Channel is a marine channel in Swale District, Kent, England. Sheerness Channel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Marine Town, as well as near the locality Barton’s Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include SS Richard Montgomery and Sheerness-on-Sea railway station.
SS Richard Montgomery
Disaster remains
SS Richard Montgomery is a wrecked American Liberty ship that was built during World War II. She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish officer who fought in the British Army during the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War and then in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Sheerness-on-Sea railway station
Railway station
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheerness-on-Sea railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, England, and serves the town of Sheerness. It is 51 miles 19 chains down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Sheerness-on-Sea railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sheerness Channel.
Garrison Point Fort
Castle
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Garrison Point Fort is a former artillery fort situated at the end of the Garrison Point peninsula at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Built in the 1860s in response to concerns about a possible French invasion, it was the last in a series of artillery batteries that had existed on the site since the mid-16th century. Garrison Point Fort is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sheerness Channel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheerness and Blue Town.
Sheerness
Town
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population of 16,738. Sheerness is situated 1½ miles south of Sheerness Channel.
Blue Town
Suburb
Blue Town is a suburb of the town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. It sits on the A249 Brielle Way which runs from Queenborough to Sheerness. Blue Town is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sheerness Channel.
Halfway Houses
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halfway Houses is a village on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in England. It derives its name from the pub in the village centre, with the same name, which was so named because it is halfway between Minster and Sheerness, before the coastal road was built along the north coast connecting Minster and Sheerness. Halfway Houses is situated 2½ miles south of Sheerness Channel.
Sheerness Channel
- Type: Marine channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.461° or 51° 27′ 40″ northLongitude
0.77576° or 0° 46′ 33″ eastOpen location code
9F32FQ6G+C8GeoNames ID
11694400
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garrison Point and Sheerness Harbour.
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