Hans Egede
Hans Egede is a disaster remains in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway, England. Hans Egede is situated nearby to Cliffe Fort, as well as near Higham Saltings.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cliffe Fort and Church of St Katherine.
Cliffe Fort
Fort
Photo: Cgfletch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cliffe Fort is a disused artillery fort built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the River Thames from seaborne attack. Constructed during a period of tension with France, it stands on the south bank of the river at the entrance to Cliffe Creek in the Cliffe marshes on the Hoo Peninsula in North Kent, England. Cliffe Fort is situated 790 feet north of Hans Egede.
Church of St Katherine
Church
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Katherine is situated 1¼ miles west of Hans Egede.
Shornemead Fort
Ruins
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shornemead Fort is a now-disused artillery fort that was built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the Thames from seaborne attack. Constructed during a period of tension with France, it stands on the south bank of the river at a point where the Thames curves sharply north and west, giving the fort long views up and downriver in both directions. Shornemead Fort is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hans Egede.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cliffe and East Tilbury.
Cliffe
Village
Cliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, in the borough of Medway in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. Cliffe is situated 2 miles east of Hans Egede.
East Tilbury
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Tilbury is a village and former civil parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock borough, Essex, England, and one of the traditional Church of England parishes in Thurrock. In 2011 the ward had a population of 6,363. East Tilbury is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hans Egede.
West Tilbury
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Tilbury is a village and former civil parish in the Thurrock district, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is on the top of and on the sides of a 30 metres tall river terrace overlooking the River Thames. West Tilbury is situated 3 miles west of Hans Egede.
Hans Egede
- Type: Disaster remains
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46139° or 51° 27′ 41″ northLongitude
0.45585° or 0° 27′ 21″ eastNamed after
Hans EgedeOpen location code
9F32FF64+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 184963323OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreck
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