Medway Substation
Medway Substation is an electrical substation in Isle of Grain, Medway, England. Medway Substation is situated nearby to the fort Dummy Battery, as well as near the power station Grain CHP.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dummy Battery and Grain Fort.
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 2,000 feet northeast of Medway Substation.
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 1 mile north of Medway Substation.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 1 mile north of Medway Substation.
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 1½ miles east of Medway Substation.
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 2 miles east of Medway Substation.
Rushenden
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rushenden is a village on the Isle of Sheppey in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England, of approximately 500 dwellings. It lies to the south of Queenborough. Rushenden is situated 2½ miles southeast of Medway Substation.
Medway Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Isle of Grain, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.44477° or 51° 26′ 41″ northLongitude
0.71579° or 0° 42′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9F32CPV8+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 143783006
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Highlights include Grain CHP and Cockleshell Hard.
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