Pinsley Motte

Pinsley Motte is a castle in Southwick and Widley, Winchester District, England. Pinsley Motte is situated nearby to the peak Portsdown Hill, as well as near the suburb Wymering.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Southwick and Portsdown Hill.

Fort Southwick

Fort

Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fort Southwick is one of the forts found on Portsdown Hill, which overlooks the naval base of Portsmouth in the county of Hampshire, England. Fort Southwick is situated 3,700 feet west of Pinsley Motte.

Portsdown Hill

Peak

Photo: AlanFord, Public domain.

Portsdown Hill is a long chalk ridge in Hampshire, England. The highest point of the hill lies within Fort Southwick at 131 m above sea level. The ridge offers good views to the south over Portsmouth, the Solent, Hayling Island and Gosport, with the Isle of Wight beyond.

Southwick House

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Southwick House is a Grade II listed 19th-century manor house of the Southwick Estate in Hampshire, England, about 5 miles north of Portsmouth. It is home to the Defence School of Policing and Guarding and related military police capabilities. Southwick House is situated 1 mile north of Pinsley Motte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wymering and Southwick.

Wymering

Suburb

Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wymering is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Unlike the majority of Portsmouth, it is located on the mainland rather than Portsea Island.

Southwick

Village

Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.

Southwick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Southwick and Widley, in the Winchester district, in Hampshire, England. 1 mile north of the Portsmouth boundary measured from Portsea Island.

Cosham

Suburb

Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cosham is a northern suburb of Portsmouth lying within the city boundary but off Portsea Island, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 along with Drayton and Wymering and Bocheland, Frodington and Copenore on the island. Cosham is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pinsley Motte.

Pinsley Motte

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Southwick and Widley, Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.86168° or 50° 51′ 42″ north

Longitude

-1.09342° or 1° 5′ 36″ west

Elevation

210 feet (64 metres)

Open location code

9C2WVW64+MJ

GeoNames ID

6287609

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