Sheerness
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Sheerness is a coastal town and port on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England, historically significant for its naval dockyard and maritime defenses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheerness canonical | 17 |
| Sheerness-on-Sea | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal town
ⓘ
port ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | town ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countyTownOf | none ⓘ |
| distanceFromLondon | about 40 miles ⓘ |
| governingBody | Swale Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeach | shingle beach ⓘ |
| hasDialCode | 01795 ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ferry port
ⓘ
industrial centre ⓘ port town ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Sheerness Clock Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheerness Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheerness Steel works NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheerness defensive lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheerness railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheerness-on-Sea beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Sheerness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeDistrict | ME12 ⓘ |
| hasSeaDefences |
groynes
ⓘ
seawall ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Royal Navy dockyard town
ⓘ
maritime defence site ⓘ |
| island | Isle of Sheppey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal tourism
ⓘ
import of vehicles ⓘ naval dockyard history ⓘ shipbuilding and repair ⓘ steel production ⓘ |
| lieutenancyArea | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Isle of Sheppey NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ South East England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mouth of the River Medway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Borough of Swale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portType |
commercial port
ⓘ
roll-on/roll-off ferry port ⓘ |
| railwayStation |
Sheerness Dockyard railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheerness-on-Sea railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| servedBy | Sheerness Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sheerness-on-Sea
this entity surface form:
Sheerness-on-Sea