Impact Testing Facility
Impact Testing Facility is a locality in Orford, Suffolk Coastal District, England. Impact Testing Facility is situated nearby to the locality Control Room, as well as near Laboratory 1.Places of Interest
Highlights include Orford Castle and Havergate Island Nature Reserve.
Orford Castle
Public building
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. Orford Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Impact Testing Facility.
Havergate Island Nature Reserve
Island
Photo: Adrian Beaumont, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Havergate Island is an island in the civil parish of Orford, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is the only island entirely located within Suffolk. Havergate Island Nature Reserve is situated 2 miles west of Impact Testing Facility.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford
Church
Photo: gary radford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orfordness Lighthouse and Gedgrave.
Orfordness Lighthouse
Locality
Orfordness Lighthouse was a lighthouse on Orford Ness, in Suffolk, England. The 30 metres tower was completed in 1792. Work began on demolition in July 2020, and was completed in August.
Gedgrave
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gedgrave is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005, its population was 30. Gedgrave once had a church called St Andrews. Gedgrave is situated 2 miles west of Impact Testing Facility.
Sudbourne
Village
Sudbourne is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, located approximately 2 miles north of Orford. All Saints' Church dates from the 14th century but was much restored in 1879. Sudbourne is situated 3 miles northwest of Impact Testing Facility.
Impact Testing Facility
Latitude
52.08251° or 52° 4′ 57″ northLongitude
1.56313° or 1° 33′ 47″ eastOpen location code
9F433HM7+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 11516468650OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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