Fort Victoria

Fort Victoria is a former military fort on the , , built to guard the Solent. The earliest fort on the site was a coastal fort known as Sharpenode Bulwark built in 1545–1547 by Henry VIII, but these defences had fallen into disrepair by the 17th century.
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
  • …is also known as “Fort Victoria, Isle of Wight”
  • Description: fort in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yarmouth Castle and Norton Grange.
Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is an artillery fort built by Henry… is situated 1 mile east of Fort Victoria.
is a country house near on the . is situated 2,000 feet east of Fort Victoria.
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is a municipal building in The Square in , England. is situated 1 mile east of Fort Victoria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norton Green and Yarmouth.
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is a hamlet on the .
Ian Stannard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an attractive little town at the western…
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is a bay in the west of the .

Fort Victoria

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Latitude
50.70665° or 50° 42′ 24″ north
Longitude
-1.52144° or 1° 31′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C2WPF4H+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 149532514
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11790957
Wiki­data ID
Q5472222

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Fort Victoria” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن فيكتوريا فى جزيرة وايت”
  • Japanese: “フォートヴィクトリア”

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