Figurehead HMS Forte

Places of Interest Nearby

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 1,700 feet southeast of Figurehead HMS Forte.

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 2,100 feet northwest of Figurehead HMS Forte.

Red Lion Public House

Pub

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Red Lion Public House is situated 690 feet southwest of Figurehead HMS Forte.

Places in the Area

Sheerness

Town

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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.

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 2 miles southeast of Figurehead HMS Forte.

Figurehead HMS Forte

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