Avranches Tower
Avranches Tower is a building in Dover, Kent, England. Avranches Tower is situated nearby to the museum Arthur’s Hall, as well as near Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment and Queenʼs Regiment Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dover Castle and Dubris Pharos.
Dover Castle
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. Dover Castle is situated 360 feet south of Avranches Tower.
Dubris Pharos
Lighthouse
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Dubris, also known as Portus Dubris and Dubrae, was a port in Roman Britain on the site of present-day Dover, Kent, England. As the closest point to continental Europe and the site of the estuary of the Dour, the site chosen for Dover was ideal for a cross-channel port. Dubris Pharos is situated 540 feet south of Avranches Tower.
St Mary sub Castro, Dover
Church
Photo: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mary sub Castro, or St Mary de Castro, or St Mary in Castro, is a church in the grounds of Dover Castle, Kent, south-east England. It is a heavily restored Anglo-Saxon structure, built next to a Roman lighthouse which became the church bell-tower. St Mary sub Castro, Dover is situated 520 feet south of Avranches Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckland and Maxton.
Buckland
Suburb
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland including Buckland Valley is a village near Dover, in the county of Kent, England. It is noted for the Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery whose finds now belong to the British Museum but are on display at Dover Museum.
Maxton
Suburb
Maxton is an area in the west of Dover, in the county of Kent, England. Maxton also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938. Maxton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Avranches Tower.
West Cliffe
Hamlet
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Cliffe or Westcliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St. Margaret's At Cliffe, in the Dover district, in east Kent, England, near Dover. In 1931 the parish had a population of 88. West Cliffe is situated 2 miles northeast of Avranches Tower.
Avranches Tower
- Type: Building
- Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.12984° or 51° 7′ 47″ northLongitude
1.32311° or 1° 19′ 23″ eastLevels
4Open location code
9F3348HF+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 410806767OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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