Calshot

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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 1,600 feet north of Calshot.

Calshot Lifeboat Station

Building

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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. Calshot Lifeboat Station is situated 1,700 feet north of Calshot.

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 1 mile west of Calshot.

Places in the Area

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. Ashlett is situated 1½ miles northwest of Calshot.

Hook

Hamlet

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Hook is a hamlet and former civil parish in the Fareham district, in south Hampshire, England. The parish of Hook, sometimes known as Hook-with-Warsash, until 1 April 1932, when the parish was abolished and became part of Fareham. Hook is situated 2½ miles northeast of Calshot.

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