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.
- Tourist attraction
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- Description: fort in Chatham, UK
- Address: Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4UB
- Also known as“Fort Amherst Heritage Trust”“Fort Amherst Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chatham Town Hall and Kitchener Barracks.
Chatham Town Hall
Historic building
Chatham Town Hall, sometimes referred to as Chatham's… Chatham Town Hall is situated 630 feet southwest of Fort Amherst.
Kitchener Barracks
Kitchener Barracks was a British Army installation located in Chatham, Kent. Kitchener Barracks is situated 800 feet north of Fort Amherst.
Chatham Police Station
Public building
Chatham Police Station is a public building, which is situated 790 feet south of Fort Amherst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chatham and Brompton.
Gillingham
Gillingham is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent.
Fort Amherst
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Latitude
51.38667° or 51° 23′ 12″ north
Longitude
0.52727° or 0° 31′ 38″ east
Open location code
9F329GPG+MW
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Fort Amherst” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿默斯特堡”
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