East Tilbury’s Gun Batteries
East Tilbury’s Gun Batteries is in Thurrock, England. East Tilbury’s Gun Batteries is situated nearby to Coalhouse Fort Park, as well as near Church of St Katherine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Katherine and Cliffe Fort.
Church of St Katherine
Church
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Katherine is situated 1,100 feet north of East Tilbury’s Gun Batteries.
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 1 mile east of East Tilbury’s Gun Batteries.
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 1¼ miles south of East Tilbury’s Gun Batteries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Tilbury and West Tilbury.
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.
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 2 miles northwest of East Tilbury’s Gun Batteries.
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 2½ miles southwest of East Tilbury’s Gun Batteries.
East Tilbury’s Gun Batteries
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- Location: Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46341° or 51° 27′ 48″ northLongitude
0.43113° or 0° 25′ 52″ eastOpen location code
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coalhouse Fort Park and Barvills Solar Farm.
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