Shornemead Fort
Shornemead Fort is a now-disused artillery fort that was built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the Thames from seaborne attack. Constructed during a period of tension with France, it stands on the south bank of the river at a point where the Thames curves sharply north and west, giving the fort long views up and downriver in both directions.Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cliffe Fort and Higham railway station.
Cliffe Fort
Fort
Photo: Cgfletch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cliffe Fort is a disused artillery fort built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the River Thames from seaborne attack. Constructed during a period of tension with France, it stands on the south bank of the river at the entrance to Cliffe Creek in the Cliffe marshes on the Hoo Peninsula in North Kent, England. Cliffe Fort is situated 1½ miles northeast of Shornemead Fort.
Higham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in north Kent. The village of Higham is about 1 mile to the south. It is 28 miles 42 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Higham railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Shornemead Fort.
Church of St Katherine
Church
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Katherine is situated 1½ miles north of Shornemead Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chalk and East Tilbury.
Chalk
Village
Chalk is a village and since 1935 a former civil parish which adjoins the east of Gravesend, in the Gravesham district, in the county of Kent, England. Chalk is situated 2 miles southwest of Shornemead Fort.
East Tilbury
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Tilbury is a community in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. The community is in two main parts, being the older village near the banks of the River Thames, and a garden village to the north which was initially called Bataville, founded in the 1930s to serve the Bata shoe factory. East Tilbury is situated 2½ miles north of Shornemead Fort.
West Tilbury
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Tilbury is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It stands on a 30-metre high ridge of land overlooking the River Thames. It lies 1.5 miles north-east of Tilbury, its post town. West Tilbury is situated 3 miles northwest of Shornemead Fort.
Shornemead Fort
- Type: Ruins
- Description: fort in Shorne, Kent, England, UK
- Categories: fort, archaeological site, building, and historic site
- Location: Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.44663° or 51° 26′ 48″ northLongitude
0.43421° or 0° 26′ 3″ eastOpen location code
9F32CCWM+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 88232224OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q12068985
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