Slough Fort
Slough Fort is a small artillery fort that was built at Allhallows-on-Sea in the north of the Hoo Peninsula in Kent. Constructed in 1867, the D-shaped fort was intended to guard a vulnerable stretch of the River Thames against possible enemy landings during a period of tension with France.Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 3,200 feet south of Slough Fort.
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Church
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter and St Paul is situated 2½ miles southwest of Slough Fort.
Grain LNG Terminal
Grain LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Isle of Grain, 37 miles east of London. It has facilities for the offloading and reloading of LNG from ships at two jetties on the River Medway; for storing and blending LNG; for truck loading; and regasifying and blending natural gas to meet UK specifications. Grain LNG Terminal is situated 2½ miles southeast of Slough Fort.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leigh-on-Sea and Westcliff-on-Sea.
Leigh-on-Sea
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leigh-on-Sea is a beautiful old fishing port on the London side of Southend-on-Sea on the south coast of Essex. Visitor venues in Leigh can be divided into three zones.
Westcliff-on-Sea
Suburb
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort about 40 miles east of London at the mouth of the River Thames Estuary. It's famous for its Victorian pleasure pier, the longest in the world! Westcliff-on-Sea is situated 5 miles north of Slough Fort.
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 5 miles southeast of Slough Fort.
Slough Fort
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Allhallows, Kent, England, UK
- Categories: military museum, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Allhallows, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.47571° or 51° 28′ 33″ northLongitude
0.64483° or 0° 38′ 41″ eastOpen location code
9F32FJGV+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1080512597OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q7541480
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In Other Languages
“Slough Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سلو فورت”
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Highlights include 44 and Haven Kent Coast (Allhallows) Leisure Park.
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