Popton Fort
Popton Fort, a Grade II* Listed Building, is a Palmerston fort completed in 1864 as part of the inner line of defence of Milford Haven together with Fort Hubberstone on the opposite bank.Photo: Shaun Butler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: building in Angle, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Fort Popton”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Hubberstone and Milford Haven railway station.
Fort Hubberstone
Fort
Photo: Alvear24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Hubberstone, on the west side of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, is a Grade II* Listed Building which belongs to a series of forts built as part of the inner line of defence of the Haven following the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom. Fort Hubberstone is situated 1 mile north of Popton Fort.
Milford Haven railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milford Haven railway station serves the town of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Opened on 7 September 1863, it was originally known as Milford, becoming Old Milford by January 1902, and finally being renamed Milford Haven by April 1910. Milford Haven railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Popton Fort.
Torch Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Alvear24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Torch Theatre is a not-for-profit theatre in Milford Haven, Wales. Established in 1977, it is one of only three building-based producing theatres in the whole of Wales. Torch Theatre is situated 1½ miles north of Popton Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhoscrowther and Hakin.
Rhoscrowther
Village
Photo: Colin Bell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhoscrowther was a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales on the south shore of the Milford Haven Waterway. The placename is Welsh and perhaps means "crwth-player's moor". It is part of the community of Angle.
Hakin
Suburb
Hakin is a coastal village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It belongs to the parish of Hubberston in the historical hundred of Roose. It is located directly to the west of the larger town of Milford Haven, and is a district of the community of Milford Haven It had a population of 2,313 inhabitants in 2001.
Milford Haven
Milford Haven is located near the River Cleddau, and with a population of around 15,000 is the largest town in Pembrokeshire. It is one of the UK's largest ports, and attracts many cruise ships.
Popton Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.69315° or 51° 41′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.04896° or 5° 2′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3PMXV2+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 1078017472OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q7229652
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In Other Languages
“Popton Fort” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Caer Popton”
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Highlights include St Decumanus‘ Church and Pembrokeshire Yacht Club.
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