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Great Lines Heritage Park

The Great Lines Heritage Park is a linked network of open spaces in Kent’s —, , and the . Shaped by its military past, it encompasses , the Chatham Lines, the Field of Fire, the Inner Lines, and .
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Email: yournew@medway.gov.uk
  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Medway, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Great Lines”
  • Address: Lines Terrace, Chatham, ME4 4NA
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chatham Naval Memorial and Chatham Ragged School.

Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a large obelisk situated in the town of , which is in the Medway Towns. The memorial is a feature of the Great Lines Heritage Park. is situated 730 feet southwest of Great Lines Heritage Park.

Historic building
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former ragged school in King Street, , . Built in 1858, it served as a free school for poor and destitute children under the Victorian “ragged school” movement. is situated 1,400 feet west of Great Lines Heritage Park.

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, was a water pumping station operating in from 1929 until 1980. It now survives as a working museum. is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Great Lines Heritage Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chatham and Gillingham.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic maritime town in the county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

Village
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban village situated between the town centres of and , lying adjacent to Chatham Dockyard in , , . Its name means "a farmstead where broom grows" — broom is a small yellow flowering shrub.

Great Lines Heritage Park

Latitude
51.3844° or 51° 23′ 4″ north
Longitude
0.53503° or 0° 32′ 6″ east
Operator
Greenspace Development Team
Open location code
9F329GMP+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31066797
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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natural=­grassland
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q19873656
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Great Lines Heritage Park”. Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.