Freston Tower
Freston Tower is a six-storey red brick folly south of Ipswich, Suffolk in the village of Freston. It stands on the banks of the River Orwell.Photo: Jsc83, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Boot Inn and Pipers Vale.
The Boot Inn
Pub
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Boot Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,400 feet west of Freston Tower.
Pipers Vale
Park
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pipers Vale is a 19.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council. Pipers Vale is situated 1¼ miles north of Freston Tower.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: Tim Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael is situated 1 mile southeast of Freston Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freston and Woolverstone.
Freston
Hamlet
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freston is a small village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England, located on the Shotley Peninsula, 4 miles south-east of Ipswich. In 2001, the parish had a population of 122, reducing slightly to 120 at the 2011 Census.
Woolverstone
Village
Photo: Tim Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolverstone is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk, England located on the Shotley peninsula. It is situated about 6.4 km south of Ipswich, near the southern shore of the River Orwell.
Wherstead
Village
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wherstead is a village and a civil parish located in the county of Suffolk, England. Wherstead village lies 3 miles south of Ipswich on the Shotley peninsula. It is in the Belstead Brook electoral division of Suffolk County Council.
Freston Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: folly tower in Freston, Babergh, England, UK
- Categories: folly tower, folly, and building
- Location: Freston, Babergh District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.01266° or 52° 0′ 46″ northLongitude
1.17234° or 1° 10′ 20″ eastOperator
Landmark TrustOpen location code
9F43257C+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 186641097OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q5503214
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