Filborough Marshes
Filborough Marshes is a locality in Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, England. Filborough Marshes is situated nearby to the locality East Court Marshes, as well as near Great Clane Lane Marshes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shornemead Fort and Higham railway station.
Shornemead Fort
Ruins
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shornemead Fort is a now-disused artillery fort that was built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the Thames from seaborne attack. Constructed during a period of tension with France, it stands on the south bank of the river at a point where the Thames curves sharply north and west, giving the fort long views up and downriver in both directions.
Higham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in north Kent. The village of Higham is about 1 mile to the south. It is 28 miles 42 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Higham railway station is situated 2 miles east of Filborough Marshes.
Milton Chantry
Museum
Photo: Agw19666, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Milton Chantry is a former chantry chapel in Gravesend, Kent England. It houses the Chantry Heritage Centre, displaying a range of exhibits relating to Gravesend, Northfleet, and the nearby villages. Milton Chantry is situated 2 miles west of Filborough Marshes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chalk and Thong.
Chalk
Village
Chalk is a village and since 1935 a former civil parish which adjoins the east of Gravesend, in the Gravesham district, in the county of Kent, England.
Thong
Hamlet
Thong is a hamlet southeast of Gravesend in Kent, England. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Shorne. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names and appeared as a question answer for Round Britain Quiz on BBC Radio 4. Thong is situated 2 miles south of Filborough Marshes.
Gravesend
Photo: Lexicon10uk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gravesend is in the county of Kent in the South East region of England. Gravesend is a historic town on the river Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Since the late 14th century passengers have been transported to and from London by water on a "Tilt Boat".
Filborough Marshes
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.43673° or 51° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
0.42122° or 0° 25′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F32CCPC+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1374194319OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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