Coalhouse Point

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Coalhouse Point is a riverside location on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex, England, historically significant for its strategic position in coastal defense.

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Coalhouse Point canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic location ⓘ
headland ⓘ
administrativeArea Borough of Thurrock ⓘ
linked to: Thurrock
associatedWith defense of Port of London ⓘ
country England ⓘ
currentUse heritage and recreation area ⓘ
defenseFunction artillery position covering river approaches ⓘ
distanceToLondonApprox about 25 miles east of central London ⓘ
environmentType estuarine ⓘ
eraOfMajorDevelopment Victorian era ⓘ
floodProtection sea defenses and embankments ⓘ
fortifiedSinceCentury 19th century ⓘ
hasAccess local roads from East Tilbury ⓘ
hasCoastalDefenseRole yes ⓘ
hasFeature marshland ⓘ
river foreshore ⓘ
sea wall ⓘ
hasNearbyStructure East Tilbury Battery ⓘ
World War II defenses ⓘ
hasStructure Coalhouse Fort ⓘ
hasViewTowards Kent shore across the Thames ⓘ
hasWalkingRoute riverside paths ⓘ
heritageCategoryNearby scheduled monument (Coalhouse Fort) ⓘ
historicalSignificance part of the lower Thames defensive chain ⓘ
historicalUse defense of approaches to London via the Thames ⓘ
landUse riverside open space ⓘ
locatedIn Essex ⓘ
Thurrock ⓘ
locatedNear East Tilbury ⓘ
locatedOn north bank of the River Thames ⓘ
nearbyIndustrialHistory Thames-side forts and batteries ⓘ
nearbySettlement East Tilbury village ⓘ
Tilbury ⓘ
overlooks Thames shipping channel ⓘ
partOf Thames Estuary ⓘ
region East of England ⓘ
river River Thames ⓘ
linked to: Thames
strategicImportance coastal defense of the River Thames ⓘ
strategicLocation controls bend in the River Thames ⓘ
subjectOf local conservation interest ⓘ
terrain low-lying riverside land ⓘ
usedDuringConflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Coalhouse Fort → namedAfter → Coalhouse Point ⓘ