Forts · South East England
Fort Brockhurst
Fort Brockhurst is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Portsmouth Harbour · 3.8 km
- Family-friendly
About
Fort Brockhurst is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1858. Coordinates: 50.8148°, -1.1551°.
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From English Heritage
One of a number of forts built in the 1850s and 1860s to protect Portsmouth and its harbour against a French invasion. Largely unaltered, the parade ground, gun ramps and moated keep can be viewed.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Portsmouth Harbour SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Portsmouth Harbour
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Fort Brockhurst is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, and a scheduled monument. It is now an English Heritage property.
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Background
Architecture
Fort Brockhurst was designed by William Crossman in the 19th century to protect Portsmouth. Built between 1858 and 1862, it was one of a chain of five similar forts known as the Gosport Advanced Line. The other forts are Fort Elson to the north and Fort Grange, Fort Rowner and Fort Gomer to the south. With their formidable firepower, their main purpose was to guard the dockyards from potential attack from landing areas on the Hampshire coast. Construction took place amid fears of a French invasion at the time, which, in the event, never occurred. Changes in artillery technology meant that the fort was obsolete before construction was even completed. Increases in range left the fort too…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8148, -1.1551
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Gosport
- Parish
- Gosport, unparished area
- Postcode
- PO12 4BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gosport
- Established
- 1858
- Nearest railway station
- Portsmouth Harbour — 3.8 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w239055486 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Fort Brockhurst (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fort Brockhurst, Gosport.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fort Brockhurst?
- Fort Brockhurst is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO12 4BP), in the parish of Gosport, unparished area.
- When was Fort Brockhurst built?
- Built or established in 1858.
- Who owns Fort Brockhurst?
- Fort Brockhurst is owned by English Heritage.
- Is Fort Brockhurst a protected site?
- Yes — Fort Brockhurst is part of the Portsmouth Harbour SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Portsmouth Harbour Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Fort Brockhurst?
- The nearest railway station is Portsmouth Harbour, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO12 4BP.