Fort Cumberland
Fort Cumberland is a pentagonal artillery fortification erected to guard the entrance to Langstone Harbour, east of the Dockyard of Portsmouth on the south coast of England.Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eastney Beam Engine House and Portsmouth Lifeboat Station.
Eastney Beam Engine House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eastney Beam Engine House is a Grade II -listed Victorian engine house in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Dating from 1887, it contains two 150 hp James Watt & Co. beam engines. Eastney Beam Engine House is situated 2,700 feet west of Fort Cumberland.
Portsmouth Lifeboat Station
Building
Portsmouth Lifeboat Station is located at Eastney Point near Southsea, on Portsea Island, in the English county of Hampshire. It sits facing Langstone Harbour on one of the tributaries flowing into the Solent. Portsmouth Lifeboat Station is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Fort Cumberland.
Beddow Library
Library
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beddow Library is situated 1¼ miles west of Fort Cumberland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and West Town.
Kingston
Neighborhood
Kingston is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire, lying between Buckland, Fratton, Milton and North End. It was a recognised suburb of the city by the middle of the 19th century. Kingston is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Cumberland.
West Town
Village
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Town is a village on Hayling Island in the borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, England. It is on the south coast of the island, between Sinah to the west and Eastoke to the east. West Town is situated 2 miles east of Fort Cumberland.
Copnor
Suburb
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copnor is an area of Portsmouth, England, located on the eastern side of Portsea Island. The population of Copnor Ward at the 2011 Census was 13,608. As Copenore, it was one of the three villages listed as being on Portsea Island in the Domesday Book. Copnor is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Cumberland.
Fort Cumberland
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in City of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.78878° or 50° 47′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.03405° or 1° 2′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C2WQXQ8+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1062175191OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q5471001
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In Other Languages
“Fort Cumberland” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “坎伯蘭堡”
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