Saltpan Reach
Saltpan Reach is a reach in Isle of Grain, Medway, England. Saltpan Reach is situated nearby to the locality Port Victoria, as well as near Wallend.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Medway Power Station and Dummy Battery.
Medway Power Station
Power station
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Medway Power Station is a 735 megawatts gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine power station on the Isle of Grain in Kent adjacent to the River Medway, about 44 miles east of London. It started to supply electricity to the national grid in 1995.
Dummy Battery
Fort
Photo: Phillip Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dummy Battery, originally known as Grain Battery, is a disused fortified gun battery located about 1 kilometre south of the village of Grain, Kent at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Medway. Dummy Battery is situated 2 miles northeast of Saltpan Reach.
Grain Fort
Fort
Grain Fort is a former artillery fort located just east of the village of Grain, Kent. It was constructed in the 1860s to defend the confluence of the Rivers Medway and Thames during a period of tension with France. Grain Fort is situated 2½ miles northeast of Saltpan Reach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rushenden and Blue Town.
Rushenden
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rushenden is a village on the Isle of Sheppey in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England, of approximately 500 dwellings. It lies to the south of Queenborough. Rushenden is situated 2½ miles southeast of Saltpan Reach.
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 2½ miles east of Saltpan Reach.
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 3 miles east of Saltpan Reach.
Saltpan Reach
- Type: Reach
- Category: body of water
- Location: Isle of Grain, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.42792° or 51° 25′ 41″ northLongitude
0.69521° or 0° 41′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F32CMHW+53GeoNames ID
12104303
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