Grain
Grain is a level crossing in Isle of Grain, Medway, England. Grain is situated nearby to the reservoir Firewater Pond, as well as near Medway Power Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Medway Power Station and Grain LNG Terminal.
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. Medway Power Station is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Grain.
Grain LNG Terminal
Grain LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Isle of Grain, 37 miles east of London. It has facilities for the offloading and reloading of LNG from ships at two jetties on the River Medway; for storing and blending LNG; for truck loading; and regasifying and blending natural gas to meet UK specifications. Grain LNG Terminal is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Grain.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 northeast of Grain.
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 3 miles east of Grain.
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 3½ miles east of Grain.
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 3½ miles southeast of Grain.
Grain
- Type: Level crossing
- Category: transportation
- Location: Isle of Grain, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.446° or 51° 26′ 46″ northLongitude
0.67966° or 0° 40′ 47″ eastOpen location code
9F32CMWH+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 248561388OpenStreetMap feature
railway=level_crossing
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