Motte & Bailey
Motte & Bailey is an archaeological site in Southwick and Widley, Winchester District, England. Motte & Bailey is situated nearby to the military installation Portsdown Technology Park (QinetiQ), as well as near the forest Pitymoor Coppice.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 3,900 feet west of Motte & Bailey.
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 northwest of Motte & Bailey.
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 Motte & Bailey.
Motte & Bailey
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, 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
50.86207° or 50° 51′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.09309° or 1° 5′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C2WVW64+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2386218665OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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