Fort Stamford
Stamford Fort is a 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. Part of an extensive scheme known as Palmerston Forts, after the prime minister who championed the scheme, it was built to defend the landward approaches to the east of Plymouth, as an element of the plan for the defence of the Royal Naval Dockyard at Devonport.Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Y.ssk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: fort in City of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Stamford Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Bridge and Boringdon Arms.
The Bridge
Restaurant
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bridge is a restaurant, which is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Fort Stamford.
Boringdon Arms
Pub
Photo: MICHAEL ZAWADZKI, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boringdon Arms is a pub, which is situated 1,400 feet north of Fort Stamford.
National Marine Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Markles55, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Marine Aquarium, which opened in May 1998, is situated in Plymouth in south-west England. It is the largest aquarium in the UK and houses over 5,000 animals. National Marine Aquarium is situated 1 mile northwest of Fort Stamford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Batten and Oreston.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre -tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy.
Oreston
Suburb
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oreston, formerly a village on the southern bank of the Cattewater, is now a suburb of Plymouth. It is recorded as Horestone on the 1591 Spry Map of Plimmouth.
Cattedown
Suburb
Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cattedown is an inner city suburb of Plymouth, Devon. Its position beside the River Plym estuary just short of the mouth led to its early settlement. It is believed that the name Cattedown originated from a rocky outcrop nearby on the River Plym that looked like a cat.
Fort Stamford
- Categories: fort and historic site
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.35457° or 50° 21′ 16″ northLongitude
-4.11938° or 4° 7′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C2Q9V3J+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4945217522OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17648974
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