Gunpowder works (disused)
Gunpowder works (disused) is in Oare, Swale District, England. Gunpowder works (disused) is situated nearby to the hamlet Uplees, as well as near Oare Marshes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oare Marshes and The Shipwrights Arms Public House.
Oare Marshes
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oare Marshes is a 71.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve north of Faversham in Kent. It is owned and managed by Kent Wildlife Trust. It is part of The Swale Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, National Nature Reserve, Ramsar internationally important wetland site, Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds, and Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The Shipwrights Arms Public House
Pub
Photo: Rod Bacon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shipwrights Arms Public House is situated 1 mile southeast of Gunpowder works (disused).
Three Mariners Inn
Pub
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Three Mariners Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile south of Gunpowder works (disused).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uplees and Harty.
Uplees
Hamlet
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uplees is a remote hamlet north of Faversham, Kent in southeast England. It was a key part of the Faversham explosives industry during World War I, with the Cotton Powder Company importing raw materials via the deepwater channel of the Swale, and the associated Explosives Loading Company exporting completed bombs and shells.
Harty
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harty is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Leysdown, on the Isle of Sheppey, in the Swale district, in the county of Kent, England. It consists of a few cottages, a church and a public house, the Ferry Inn.
Davington
Suburb
Photo: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Davington is a suburb of Faversham, in the Swale district, in the county of Kent, England. Davington Priory is a local government ward within the Faversham Town Council and Swale Borough Council areas. Davington is situated 1½ miles south of Gunpowder works (disused).
Gunpowder works (disused)
- Type: Brownfield land
- Category: industry
- Location: Oare, Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.34295° or 51° 20′ 35″ northLongitude
0.87621° or 0° 52′ 34″ eastOpen location code
9F328VVG+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 78262464OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfield
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