IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Poppyfields, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4TH
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Poppyfields, SP8 4TH by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (18 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Details
Distance
1
Ancient Trees!
These trees are on a small green open space along Gyllas Way at Peacemarsh, Gillingham. To the left are the remains of an Ancient Woodland hedgerow.
Image: © Clive Warneford
Taken: 6 Feb 2008
0.09 miles
2
Gillingham: postbox № SP8 20, Gyllas Way
This postbox stands on the corner of Highgrove, down which it faces, and is emptied finally at 5:45pm on weekdays and at 11:45am on Saturdays.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 18 Oct 2009
0.10 miles
3
The Colesbrook monitoring station on the river Stour
One of a number of automated river flow and height monitoring stations that are found throughout the UK on most rivers. See here for today's reading at the Colesbrook station: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/120714.aspx?stationId=3308
Image: © David Redwood
Taken: 13 Dec 2012
0.12 miles
4
The Dolphin near Gillingham
Situated on the B3092 between Mere and Gillingham.
Image: © Maigheach-gheal
Taken: 23 Nov 2008
0.13 miles
5
Entrance Road to Horsefields.
Estate built in the early 90's. Trees and Bushes were planted by the developer and these are now well established. The estate which is off Gyllas Way is within walking distance of the town centre and yet is only a short distance from open countryside.
Image: © Clive Warneford
Taken: 6 Feb 2008
0.13 miles
6
Shreen Water
Shreen Water is a tributary of the River Stour.
Image: © Maigheach-gheal
Taken: 1 Feb 2009
0.13 miles
7
Sign for the Dolphin
Ancient seamen looked upon the dolphin as a creature who would help them in storms by twining itself around the anchor cable, thus preventing the anchor of dragging. The name has been used by ships of the Royal Navy from 1646 until the present day. Dolphins also figures in the coats of arms of the Fishmongers Company and the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. This is the sign for Image
Image: © Maigheach-gheal
Taken: 23 Nov 2008
0.14 miles
8
Swollen Ford!
Rather too deep to drive through in anything other than a tractor, the Ford near Gillingham was really only good for photographing on this day.
Image: © Clive Warneford
Taken: 12 Jan 2008
0.15 miles
9
Ford near Milton on Stour
Ford through Shreen Water.
Image: © Maigheach-gheal
Taken: 1 Feb 2009
0.15 miles
10
Just too deep to drive through!
This is the Ford near to Purns Mill, the river is known as Shreen Water. After a considerable amount of rain, I was surprised not to see it both deeper and faster flowing.
Image: © Clive Warneford
Taken: 23 Nov 2012
0.16 miles