Priorsfield tower
Priorsfield tower is a water tower in Compton, Guildford District, England. Priorsfield tower is situated nearby to the forest Prior’s Wood, as well as near Prior’s Field School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prior’s Field School and Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves.
Prior’s Field School
School
Photo: Cghamel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prior's Field is an independent girls' boarding and day school in Guildford, Surrey in the south-east of England. Founded in 1902 by Julia Huxley, it stands in 42 acres of parkland, 34 miles south-west of London and adjacent to the A3 road, which runs between the capital and the south coast. Prior’s Field School is situated 1,300 feet south of Priorsfield tower.
Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves
Public building
Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves is a 4-hectare nature reserve near Compton, west of Guildford in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves is situated 2,600 feet east of Priorsfield tower.
Watts Gallery
Museum
Photo: Fsalino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watts Gallery – Artists' Village is an art gallery in the village of Compton, near Guildford in Surrey. It is dedicated to the work of the Victorian-era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts. Watts Gallery is situated 1 mile northeast of Priorsfield tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Compton and Farncombe.
Compton
Village
Photo: Ainslie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Compton is a village and civil parish in the Guildford district of Surrey, England. It is about 3 miles WSW of the centre of Guildford. It has a medieval church and a close connection with fine art and pottery: it was the later life home of artist George Frederic Watts.
Farncombe
Suburb
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Farncombe, historically Fernecome, is a village and peripheral settlement of Godalming in Waverley, Surrey, England and is approximately 0.8 miles north-east of the Godalming centre, separated by common land known as the Lammas Lands. Farncombe is situated 2 miles southeast of Priorsfield tower.
Godalming
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Godalming is an ancient English market town sitting on the River Wey, in Surrey, England. Godalming has existed since Saxon times. It was a wool manufacturing and trading center in medieval times, later followed by a substantial pioneering phase in tanning, leatherworking and related industries.
Priorsfield tower
- Type: Water tower
- Category: industry
- Location: Compton, Guildford District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.21073° or 51° 12′ 39″ northLongitude
-0.64327° or 0° 38′ 36″ westOperator
Thames WaterOpen location code
9C3X6964+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 11077590937OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_tower
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prior’s Wood and Eastbury Manor.
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