Calshot Close

Calshot Close is a bus stop in Fawley, New Forest, England. Calshot Close is situated near the public building St George’s Hall, as well as near Calshot Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Calshot Castle and Luttrell’s Tower.

Calshot Castle

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Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire and defend Southampton Water as it met the Solent. Calshot Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Calshot Close.

Luttrell’s Tower

Tower

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Luttrell's Tower is a three-storey stuccoed yellow brick folly south of Southampton, Hampshire, England, near the village of Calshot. It has a six-storey circular stair turret extending above the rest. Luttrell’s Tower is situated 1,900 feet south of Calshot Close.

Fawley Power Station

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Fawley Power Station was an oil-fired power station located on the western side of Southampton Water, between the villages of Fawley and Calshot in Hampshire, England. Its 198-metre chimney was a prominent landmark. Fawley Power Station is situated 3,000 feet north of Calshot Close.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calshot and Ashlett.

Calshot

Village

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Hythe is a town in Hampshire, a county in England. This article also covers Fawley and the surrounding area.

Ashlett

Hamlet

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Ashlett is a small settlement in Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Fawley. It is at the end of Ashlett Creek, a tidal inlet of Southampton Water.