Church of St James
Church of St James is a church in Isle of Grain, Medway, England. Church of St James is situated nearby to Grain Fort, as well as near Grain Beach.Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Medway, UK
- Also known as: “St James” and “St James‘ Church, Isle of Grain”
- Postal code: ME3 0BS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grain Fort and The Hogarth Inn.
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 730 feet southeast of Church of St James.
The Hogarth Inn
Pub
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hogarth Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Church of St James.
Dummy Battery
Fort
Photo: Phillip Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dummy Battery, originally known as Grain Battery, is a disused fortified gun battery located about 1 kilometre south of the village of Grain, Kent at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Medway. Dummy Battery is situated 3,900 feet south of Church of St James.
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 2 miles southeast of Church of St James.
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 2½ miles southeast of Church of St James.
Halfway Houses
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Church of St James.
Church of St James
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Isle of Grain, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45857° or 51° 27′ 31″ northLongitude
0.71728° or 0° 43′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9F32FP58+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 101782225OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17533103
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