Star fort · United Kingdom

Tilbury Fort

bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary

Tilbury Fort
Photo: Colin Park·Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0·Source: Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Type
Star fort
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Tilbury
Built
1539
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Coordinates
51.4539, 0.3749

The nearest large international airport is London Stansted Airport (STN), about 49 km away in a straight line.

Nearest airport

Straight-line distances are approximate; the road trip is longer.

London Stansted Airport STNLondon, Essex · 49 km
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“Tilbury Fort”. Other History. Updated November 4, 2026. https://otherhistory.com/en/objects/tilbury-fort (accessed …).

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@misc{otherhistory-tilbury-fort,
  title = {Tilbury Fort},
  author = {{Other History}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://otherhistory.com/en/objects/tilbury-fort},
  urldate = {…},
  note = {Accessed …}
}

https://otherhistory.com/en/objects/tilbury-fort

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Wikidata item
Q7802074
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Photo: CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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