Fort Amherst
Fort Amherst is a Napoleonic-era military fortress in Chatham, Kent, England. It was constructed between April and October 1756 at the southern end of the Brompton Lines during the Seven Years’ War, with the primary purpose of defending Chatham Dockyard and the River Medway from a potential French invasion.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fort in Chatham, UK
- Also known as: “Fort Amherst Heritage Trust” and “Fort Amherst Museum”
- Address: Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4UB
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chatham Town Hall and Chatham Police Station.
Chatham Town Hall
Historic building
Photo: Sunolafjagtenben-hur, CC0.
The Brook Theatre, historically known as Chatham Town Hall, is a municipal building on The Brook in Chatham, Kent, England. Designed by George Edward Bond and opened in 1900, it served as the administrative headquarters of Chatham Borough Council. Chatham Town Hall is situated 630 feet southwest of Fort Amherst.
Chatham Police Station
Public building
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chatham Police Station was a police station of the Kent County Constabulary located on The Brook, Chatham, Kent, England. It served the Chatham area throughout much of the 20th century and into the early 2000s. Chatham Police Station is situated 790 feet south of Fort Amherst.
Kitchener Barracks
Kitchener Barracks was a British Army installation located in Chatham, Kent. The site has a long and varied history, spanning over two and a half centuries of military service before its closure in 2014. Kitchener Barracks is situated 800 feet north of Fort Amherst.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chatham and Brompton.
Chatham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chatham is a historic maritime town in the English county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.
Brompton
Village
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brompton is a suburban village situated between the town centres of Gillingham and Chatham, lying adjacent to Chatham Dockyard in Medway, Kent, England. Its name means "a farmstead where broom grows" — broom is a small yellow flowering shrub.
Gillingham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gillingham is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Rochester and Chatham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Fort Amherst
- Categories: military museum, fort, independent museum, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.38667° or 51° 23′ 12″ northLongitude
0.52727° or 0° 31′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F329GPG+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 31140277OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q5470717
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In Other Languages
“Fort Amherst” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿默斯特堡”
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