Fletcher Battery
Fletcher Battery is a bunker in Eastchurch, Swale District, England. Fletcher Battery is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Palm Trees Holiday Park, as well as near the recreation area Clydesdale Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isle of Sheppey and RAF Eastchurch.
Isle of Sheppey
Photo: Scott Wylie, CC BY 2.0.
The Isle of Sheppey is a largely rural island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary. The whole north coast is dotted with caravan parks and holiday homes.
RAF Eastchurch
Aerodrome
Royal Air Force Eastchurch or more simply RAF Eastchurch is a former Royal Air Force station near Eastchurch village, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England. RAF Eastchurch is situated 2 miles southwest of Fletcher Battery.
HM Prison Standford Hill
Prison
Photo: Terryjoyce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HM Prison Standford Hill is a Category D men's prison, located close to the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Standford Hill forms part of the Sheppey prisons cluster, which also includes HMP Elmley and HMP Swaleside. HM Prison Standford Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Fletcher Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bay View and Leysdown-on-Sea.
Bay View
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bay View is a hamlet in the civil parish of Leysdown, on the east side of the Isle of Sheppey in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 699. Bay View is situated 2 miles southeast of Fletcher Battery.
Leysdown-on-Sea
Village
Leysdown-on-Sea is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Sheppey, in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 936. Leysdown-on-Sea is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fletcher Battery.
Minster
Town
Photo: Steve Hollis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minster is a town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, south-east England. It is in the Swale administrative district, and within that, in the parish of Minster-on-Sea. According to the 2021 Census, the population of Minster was 17,389. Minster is situated 3 miles west of Fletcher Battery.
Fletcher Battery
- Type: Bunker
- Description: WWI coastal gun battery on the Isle of Sheppey, UK, extended during WWII
- Categories: artillery battery, building, and military installation
- Location: Eastchurch, Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.41905° or 51° 25′ 9″ northLongitude
0.87796° or 0° 52′ 41″ eastOpen location code
9F32CV9H+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 60492227OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q66478734
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Highlights include Palm Trees Holiday Park and Clydesdale Park.
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