London Stone
London Stone is a monument in Isle of Grain, Medway, England. London Stone is situated nearby to Yantlet beach, as well as near North Level.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slough Fort and Grain Fort.
Slough Fort
Fort
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slough Fort is a small artillery fort that was built at Allhallows-on-Sea in the north of the Hoo Peninsula in Kent. Constructed in 1867, the D-shaped fort was intended to guard a vulnerable stretch of the River Thames against possible enemy landings during a period of tension with France. Slough Fort is situated 1½ miles west of London Stone.
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 2 miles southeast of London Stone.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 1½ miles west of London Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Town and Sheerness.
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 4 miles southeast of London Stone.
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 4½ miles southeast of London Stone.
Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort about 40 miles east of London at the mouth of the River Thames Estuary. It's famous for its Victorian pleasure pier, the longest in the world!
London Stone
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Isle of Grain, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.47532° or 51° 28′ 31″ northLongitude
0.67831° or 0° 40′ 42″ eastOpen location code
9F32FMGH+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 1981152360OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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