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Forder Battery

Forder Battery is a former 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. Part of an extensive scheme known as Palmerston Forts, after the prime minister who championed the scheme, it was built to defend the landward approaches to the north east of , as an element of the plan for the defence of the at Devonport.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bowden Fort and Fort Austin.

Fort
Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. Part of an extensive scheme known as Palmerston Forts, after the prime minister who championed the scheme, it was built to defend the landward approaches to the north east of , as an element of the plan for the defence of the at Devonport. is situated 1,800 feet west of Forder Battery.

Fort
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former 19th-century Fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. It was built to defend the landward approaches to the North East of . is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Forder Battery.

Library
Photo: Clib31, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Forder Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eggbuckland and Leigham.

Suburb
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of the city of , in the ceremonial county of , England. Before the Second World War was a small a few miles north of Plymouth.

Suburb
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is the name of an area of the city of in the county of . Originally a hamlet and manor separate from the city, urban expansion of the 20th century has meant that the area has become widely built up.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district in , England, within the boundary area. The original hamlet was extensively developed during the 1970s, into what became back then a large housing estate, consisting almost entirely of council houses, situated five miles northeast of Plymouth city centre in the county of .

Forder Battery

Latitude
50.4042° or 50° 24′ 15″ north
Longitude
-4.11004° or 4° 6′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C2QCV3Q+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 503949649
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q60764177
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In Other Languages

“Forder Battery” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بطارية فوردير”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eggbuckland Keep and St Edward’s CofE Primary School.

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