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'''Bembridge Fort''' (map reference {{gbmappingsmall|SZ624861}}) is a fort built on [[Bembridge Down]] close to the village of [[Bembridge]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]. It is one of the many [[Palmerston Forts]] built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the fort began in May 1862 and was completed by July 1867 at a cost of £48,925.<ref name="Bembridge Fort description">{{cite web|url=http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/bemb.pdf|title=Palmerston Forts - Bembridge Fort|publisher=Palmerston Forts Society|accessdate=2009-08-30}}</ref>
'''Bembridge Fort''' (map reference {{gbmappingsmall|SZ624861}}) is a fort built on [[Bembridge Down]] close to the village of [[Bembridge]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]. It is one of the many [[Palmerston Forts]] built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the fort began in May 1862 and was completed by July 1867 at a cost of £48,925.


==References==
==External Links==
* [http://www.victorianforts.co.uk/pdf/datasheets/bembridge.pdf Victorian Forts data sheet]
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* [http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/fort_bembridge.htm Underground Kent description]


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Bembridge Fort
Bembridge Down, Isle of Wight, England
Bembridge Fort is located in Isle of Wight
Bembridge Fort
Bembridge Fort
Site information
OwnerNational Trust
Open to
the public
No
Site history
BuiltJuly 1867

Bembridge Fort (map reference SZ624861) is a fort built on Bembridge Down close to the village of Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the fort began in May 1862 and was completed by July 1867 at a cost of £48,925.