The Lookout
The Lookout is a building in Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, England. The Lookout is situated nearby to the hamlet Bouldnor, as well as near the building Thorley Manor.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yarmouth Castle and St Swithun’s Church, Thorley.
Yarmouth Castle
Castle
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack. Just under 100 feet across, the square castle was initially equipped with 15 artillery guns and a garrison of 20 men. Yarmouth Castle is situated 1 mile west of The Lookout.
St Swithun’s Church, Thorley
Church
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St Swithun's Church, Thorley is a parish church in the Church of England located in Thorley, Isle of Wight. St Swithun’s Church, Thorley is situated 1 mile south of The Lookout.
Yarmouth Town Hall
Museum
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Yarmouth Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building. Yarmouth Town Hall is situated 1 mile west of The Lookout.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bouldnor and Thorley.
Bouldnor
Hamlet
Bouldnor is a hamlet near Yarmouth on the west coast of the Isle of Wight in southern England. It is the location of Bouldnor Battery, a gun battery emplacement.
Thorley
Hamlet
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Thorley is a village in the civil parish of Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is 1+1⁄2 miles from Yarmouth in the northwest of the island and is 9 miles west from Newport.
Bouldnor Cliff
Locality
Photo: Ranger Steve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bouldnor Cliff is a submerged prehistoric settlement site in the Solent. The site dates from the Mesolithic era and is in approximately 11 metres of water just offshore of the village of Bouldnor on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.
The Lookout
- Type: Building
- Location: Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7078° or 50° 42′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.47529° or 1° 28′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C2WPG5F+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 136792022OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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