Fort Widley
Forts in HampshireGrade II* listed buildings in HampshireGrade II* listed fortsGrade II listed buildings in HampshirePalmerston Forts
Fort Widley is one of the forts built on top of Portsdown Hill between 1860 and 1868 on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom. It was designed, along with the other Palmerston Forts atop Portsdown, to protect Portsmouth from attack from the rear.
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Portsdown Hill Road, Portsmouth Cosham
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N 50.8541 ° | E -1.0676 ° |
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Fort Widley
Portsdown Hill Road
PO6 3LS Portsmouth, Cosham
England, United Kingdom
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