Shorne
Shorne is in Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, England. Shorne is situated nearby to the church St Mary the Virgin, as well as near the village Chalk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shornemead Fort and Higham railway station.
Shornemead Fort
Ruins
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Shornemead Fort is situated 1 mile north of Shorne.
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 1½ miles east of Shorne.
Gads Hill Place
Manor estate
Photo: Jack1956, Public domain.
Gad's Hill Place in Higham, Kent, sometimes spelt Gadshill Place and Gads Hill Place, was the country home of Charles Dickens. Today the building is the independent Gad's Hill School. Gads Hill Place is situated 2 miles southeast of Shorne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chalk and Thong.
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.
Thong
Hamlet
Thong is a hamlet southeast of Gravesend in Kent, England. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Shorne. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names and appeared as a question answer for Round Britain Quiz on BBC Radio 4. Thong is situated 2 miles southwest of Shorne.
Singlewell
Suburb
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Singlewell or Ifield is an area south of Gravesend, in the Gravesham district, in the county of Kent, England. Originally two separate settlements on either side of Watling Street, it is now separated by the A2 road and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and bears little resemblance to its past. Singlewell is situated 2½ miles southwest of Shorne.
Shorne
- Type: Industry
- Location: Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.43086° or 51° 25′ 51″ northLongitude
0.42781° or 0° 25′ 40″ eastOpen location code
9F32CCJH+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 96647506OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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