No Man’s Land Fort

No Man's Land Fort, also referred to as No Man's Fort, is a sea fort in the Solent, near , . It is one of the Palmerston Forts built between 1867 and 1880 after the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission.
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  • Type: Coastline
  • Description: Grade II listed sea fort in the Solent, UK
  • Address: Seaview, PO34 5HB

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horse Fort and Alan Hersey Nature Reserve.

Fort
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Horse Sand Fort or Horse Sands Fort is one of the larger Royal Commission sea forts in the Solent off , , England. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions.

Nature reserve
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The is a nature reserve located on the north east coast of the between Springvale and . On a flood plain, fluvial water runs down the valley into the reserve and a culvert passes under the old toll road and down the beach, through which salt water also enters the reserve on the rising tide.

Church
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St. Peter's Church, Seaview is a parish church in the located in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ryde and Bembridge.

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is a seaside village and civil parish on the north-east coast of the , England. The parish area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census.

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is a village and civil parish located on the easternmost point of the . It had a population of 3,848 according to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom, leading to the implausible claim by some residents that is the largest village in England.

Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in , a short water ride away from . Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.

No Man’s Land Fort

Latitude
50.74° or 50° 44′ 24″ north
Longitude
-1.0951° or 1° 5′ 42″ west
Inception
1867
Open location code
9C2WPWQ3+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3580389
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Wiki­data ID
Q7044423
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Highlights include Seaview Yacht Club and Ryde East Sands.

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