Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second lar
Sheerness clock tower
Sheerness as Seen from the Nore by J.M.W. Turner, 1808
Terraced houses near the seafront
Sheerness beach with the chimney of the Grain Power Station in the distance (since demolished in 2016).
The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred 42 miles from central London. It has an area of 36 square miles. The island forms par
Sheerness
…Sheerness () is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population…
The Kingsferry Bridge, which lifts both road and rail, here letting a ship go through
The Sheppey Crossing with the towers of the Kingsferry Bridge at left, seen from the island