Shornemead Light
Shornemead Light is a lighthouse in Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, England. Shornemead Light is situated nearby to the ruins Shornemead Fort, as well as near Shorne Marshes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shornemead Fort and Cliffe Fort.
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. Shornemead Fort is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Shornemead Light.
Cliffe Fort
Fort
Photo: Cgfletch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cliffe Fort is a disused artillery fort built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the River Thames from seaborne attack. Constructed during a period of tension with France, it stands on the south bank of the river at the entrance to Cliffe Creek in the Cliffe marshes on the Hoo Peninsula in North Kent, England. Cliffe Fort is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Shornemead Light.
Church of St Katherine
Church
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Katherine is situated 1¼ miles north of Shornemead Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chalk and East Tilbury.
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. Chalk is situated 2 miles southwest of Shornemead Light.
East Tilbury
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Tilbury is a village and former civil parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock borough, Essex, England, and one of the traditional Church of England parishes in Thurrock. In 2011 the ward had a population of 6,363. East Tilbury is situated 2½ miles north of Shornemead Light.
West Tilbury
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Tilbury is a village and former civil parish in the Thurrock district, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is on the top of and on the sides of a 30 metres tall river terrace overlooking the River Thames. West Tilbury is situated 3 miles northwest of Shornemead Light.
Shornemead Light
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.44861° or 51° 26′ 55″ northLongitude
0.43731° or 0° 26′ 14″ eastOpen location code
9F32CCXP+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3264209317OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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