Gilkicker
Gilkicker is a parking area in Gosport District, Hampshire, England. Gilkicker is situated nearby to the park Crescent Gardens, as well as near the sports venue Stokes Bay Sailing Club.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Gilkicker and Fort Monckton.
Fort Gilkicker
Fort
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Gilkicker is a historic Palmerston fort built at the eastern end of Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire England to dominate the key anchorage of Spithead. Fort Gilkicker is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Gilkicker.
Fort Monckton
Fort
Photo: gordon james brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Monckton is a historic military fort on the south-east shoreline of the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire. Built on the ruins of Haselworth Castle to protect Portsmouth Harbour at the start of the American War of Independence, it was rebuilt in the 1880s as a Palmerston fort. Fort Monckton is situated 3,800 feet east of Gilkicker.
St Francis
Church
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
St Francis is a church, which is situated 3,800 feet east of Gilkicker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alverstoke and Gosport.
Alverstoke
Suburb
Photo: Margaret Auerstedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alverstoke is a village in the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It stretches east–west from Fort Blockhouse, Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred 0.5 miles east of the shore of Stokes Bay and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Portsmouth Harbour.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Spithead
Locality
Spithead is an eastern area of the Solent and a roadstead for vessels off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. It is protected from all winds except those from the southeast, with the Isle of Wight lying to the south-west. Spithead is situated 2 miles south of Gilkicker.
Gilkicker
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Gosport District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.77895° or 50° 46′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.1493° or 1° 8′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C2WQVH2+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 28374771OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crescent Gardens and Stokes Bay Sailing Club.
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