Sir John Moore Memorial

Sir John Moore Memorial is a memorial in Sandgate, Shepway District, England. Sir John Moore Memorial is situated near the recreation area Le Quesne Recreation Ground, as well as near the community center Folkestone & Hythe Sea Cadet Corps.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Shorncliffe Redoubt and Sandgate Castle.

Shorncliffe Redoubt

Ruins

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Shorncliffe Redoubt is a British Napoleonic earthwork fort. The site is approximately 300 feet by 300 feet and is situated on the Kentish Coast in Sandgate, Kent. Shorncliffe Redoubt is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Sir John Moore Memorial.

Sandgate Castle

Photo: Jamesedits, Public domain.

Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended a vulnerable point along the coast. Sandgate Castle is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Sir John Moore Memorial.

Shorncliffe Military Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Poliphilo, CC0.

Shorncliffe Military Cemetery is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Sir John Moore Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandgate and Seabrook.

Sandgate

Village

Photo: Jamesedits, Public domain.

Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census.

Seabrook

Village

Seabrook is a coastal village in the civil parish of Hythe, in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England, lying on the coast of the English Channel between Sandgate and Hythe.

Cheriton

Suburb

Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone, in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.

Sir John Moore Memorial

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Sandgate, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.07899° or 51° 4′ 44″ north

Longitude

1.13509° or 1° 8′ 6″ east

Open location code

9F3334HP+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 699098468

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Le Quesne Recreation Ground and Folkestone & Hythe Sea Cadet Corps.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sir John Moore Memorial Hall and Tower Theatre.

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