Watchtower
Watchtower is a building in Foulness Island, Rochford District, England.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include MOD Shoeburyness and Saint Mary the Virgin.
MOD Shoeburyness
Military installation
Photo: william, CC BY-SA 2.0.
MOD Shoeburyness is a Ministry of Defence installation, managed by QinetiQ, at Pig's Bay near Shoeburyness in Essex. The site consists of a range covering a land area of 7,500 acres with 35,000 acres of tidal sands and 21 operational firing areas. MOD Shoeburyness is situated 1½ miles southeast of Watchtower.
Saint Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Mary the Virgin is a parish of the Church of England on Foulness Island, in Essex, England. Before the 15th century, the island of Foulness was divided among several neighbouring parishes. Saint Mary the Virgin is situated 2 miles west of Watchtower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnham-on-Crouch.
Burnham-on-Crouch
Photo: Terryjoyce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burnham-on-Crouch is a historic town situated on the banks of the River Crouch in the East Coast of England. Best known as a yachting centre hosting the internationally famous 'Burnham Week' it also boasts many other attractions as diverse as Bronze Age burial mounds to a working steam railway museum.
Watchtower
Latitude
51.59895° or 51° 35′ 56″ northLongitude
0.93591° or 0° 56′ 9″ eastOpen location code
9F32HWXP+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 179307542OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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