Calshot Spit

Calshot Spit is a locality in Fawley, New Forest, England. Calshot Spit is situated nearby to the locality Hillhead, as well as near Calshot Reach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Calshot Castle and Calshot Lifeboat Station.

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 Lifeboat Station

Building

Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calshot Lifeboat Station is located on Calshot Spit near the village of Calshot, Hampshire, and is on the western bank of the open end of Southampton Water, on the south coast of England.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calshot and Ashlett.

Calshot

Village

Photo: Mark Whale, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Ashlett is situated 1½ miles northwest of Calshot Spit.