Tilbury Fort
Tilbury Fort, also known historically as the Thermitage Bulwark and the West Tilbury Blockhouse, is an artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in England.Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include World’s End Inn and Milton Chantry.
World’s End Inn
Pub
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
World’s End Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,000 feet west of Tilbury Fort.
Milton Chantry
Museum
Photo: Agw19666, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Milton Chantry is a former chantry chapel in Gravesend, Kent England. It houses the Chantry Heritage Centre, displaying a range of exhibits relating to Gravesend, Northfleet, and the nearby villages. Milton Chantry is situated 3,300 feet south of Tilbury Fort.
St Andrew’s Arts Centre
Arts center
Photo: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s Arts Centre is an arts center, which is situated 3,100 feet south of Tilbury Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gravesend and Tilbury.
Gravesend
Photo: Lexicon10uk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gravesend is in the county of Kent in the South East region of England. Gravesend is a historic town on the river Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Since the late 14th century passengers have been transported to and from London by water on a "Tilt Boat".
Tilbury
Town
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tilbury is a port town on the north bank of the Thames in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. The town was established as separate settlement near East and West Tilbury and Tilbury Fort in the late 19th century, on land that was mainly part of the parish of Chadwell St Mary.
West Tilbury
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Tilbury is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It stands on a 30-metre high ridge of land overlooking the River Thames. It lies 1.5 miles north-east of Tilbury, its post town. West Tilbury is situated 1½ miles north of Tilbury Fort.
Tilbury Fort
- Type: Fort
- Description: bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary
- Categories: military museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.45296° or 51° 27′ 11″ northLongitude
0.37483° or 0° 22′ 29″ eastOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
9F32F93F+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 32067380OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q7802074
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Tilbury Fort” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “提貝利”
- Chinese: “蒂爾伯里堡”
- French: “Fort de Tilbury”
- German: “Tilbury Fort”
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