Fort Fareham

Fort Fareham is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Fareham, England. After the Gosport Advanced Line of Fort Brockhurst, Fort Elson, Fort Rowner, Fort Grange and Fort Gomer had been approved by the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom a decision was made to build an outer line of three more forts two miles in advance of the Gosport Advanced Line.

Photo: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fareham railway station and Westbury Manor Museum.

Fareham railway station

Railway station

Photo: AlanFord, Public domain.

Fareham railway station is on the West Coastway Line, situated about 0.62 miles from the town of Fareham in Hampshire, England. It is 84 miles 21 chains down the line from London Waterloo. Fareham railway station is situated 1 mile north of Fort Fareham.

Westbury Manor Museum

Museum

Westbury Manor Museum was the main town centre museum located at 84 West Street, Fareham, Hampshire, England. It featured a variety of exhibits on local history, such as the use of Fareham red bricks in the construction of the Royal Albert Hall. Westbury Manor Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Fort Fareham.

Fareham College

College

Fareham College is a further education college situated on a 22-acre campus on the western side of the town of Fareham in Hampshire, England. Fareham College is situated 1 mile northwest of Fort Fareham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fareham and Bridgemary.

Fareham

Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fareham is a town in Hampshire, approximately half-way between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton, The town has been linked with brick making, notably, the production of the 'Fareham Reds', examples of the bricks in use on the Royal Albert Hall, in London and iron forging from the ironmaster, named Henry Cort.

Bridgemary

Suburb

Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.

Bridgemary is a ward in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It is situated to the north of Gosport on the A32 towards Fareham. Every year there is a carnival organized by local residents.

Wallington

Neighborhood

Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wallington is a village in Hampshire, part of the borough of Fareham. It is situated between Portsmouth and Southampton near where the River Wallington enters Portsmouth Harbour.

Fort Fareham

Type: Industry
Description: fort in Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK
Categories: fort and bunker
Location: Borough of Fareham, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.84085° or 50° 50′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.1884° or 1° 11′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C2WRRR6+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 383595473

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q5471140

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fareham Town Football Club and Fareham Heathens Rugby Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ideal Window Solutions and Fort Fareham Garage Ltd.

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