Grain Spit
Grain Spit is a locality in Swale District, Kent, England. Grain Spit is situated nearby to the locality Jacob’s Bank, as well as near the suburb Blue Town.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grain Fort and Church of St James.
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 Tower
Building
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Grain Tower is a mid-19th-century gun tower situated offshore just east of Grain, Kent, standing in the mouth of the River Medway. It was built along the same lines as the Martello towers that were constructed along the British and Irish coastlines in the early 19th century and is the last-built example of a gun tower of this type.
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 1½ miles south of Grain Spit.
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. Sheerness is situated 2 miles southeast of Grain Spit.
Halfway Houses
Village
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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 3½ miles southeast of Grain Spit.
Grain Spit
- Type: Locality
- Location: Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46518° or 51° 27′ 55″ northLongitude
0.74349° or 0° 44′ 37″ eastOpen location code
9F32FP8V+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 254347746OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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