Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson, in the civil parish of Boarhunt in the English county of Hampshire, is one of five defensive forts built on the summit of Portsdown Hill in the 1860s, overlooking the important naval base of Portsmouth and is a Grade I Listed Building.- Museum
- Description: Grade I listed military museum in Hampshire, England, UK
- Address: Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham, PO17 6AN
- Also known as“Fort Nelson, Hampshire”“Royal Armouries Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nelson Monument and Portchester railway station.
Nelson Monument
Monument
The Nelson Monument, 120 feet tall on a granite base… Nelson Monument is situated 1,100 feet east of Fort Nelson.
Portchester railway station
Railway station
Portchester railway station serves the village… Portchester railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of Fort Nelson.
Cams Hill School
School
Cams Hill School is a medium-sized co-educational… Cams Hill School is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Fort Nelson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wallington and Southwick.
Wallington
Neighborhood
Wallington is a village in Hampshire, part of the borough of Fareham.
Fort Nelson
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Latitude
50.86108° or 50° 51′ 40″ north
Longitude
-1.13895° or 1° 8′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C2WVV66+CC
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Fort Nelson” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “漢普郡尼尔森港”
- Chinese: “漢普郡尼爾森港”
- Japanese: “フォートネルソン”
- Slovenian: “Fort Nelson”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Paw Paddock Portsdown Hill and Fort Nelson Nature Reserve.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Holitzer rail-mounted gun and Fort Nelson Visitor Centre.
Hampshire: Highlights
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