LOFAR

LOFAR is a grassland in Chilbolton, Test Valley District, England. LOFAR is situated nearby to Chilbolton Observatory, as well as near the deciduous forest Oilwell Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chilbolton Observatory and Church of St Mary the Less.

Chilbolton Observatory

Observatory

Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Chilbolton Observatory is a facility for atmospheric and radio research located on the edge of the village of Chilbolton near Stockbridge in Hampshire, England. Chilbolton Observatory is situated 1,600 feet northwest of LOFAR.

Church of St Mary the Less

Church

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary the Less is situated 1 mile north of LOFAR.

Leckford Hut Public House

Restaurant

Photo: Barry Shimmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leckford Hut Public House is a restaurant, which is situated 1¼ miles southeast of LOFAR.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fullerton and Cottonworth.

Fullerton

Hamlet

Fullerton is a small village in Wherwell civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. At the 2011 Census the Post Office say the population was included in the civil parish of Wherwell.

Cottonworth

Hamlet

Cottonworth is a hamlet in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The village lies on the A3057 road between Andover and Romsey. According to the PostOffice the 2011 Census population was included in the civil parish of Wherwell.

Leckford

Hamlet

Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leckford is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies on the eastern bank of the River Test just to the south of its confluence with the River Anton, to the east of Longstock and south of Chilbolton.

LOFAR

Type: Grassland
Also known as: “Low-Frequency Array”
Location: Chilbolton, Test Valley District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.14371° or 51° 8′ 37″ north

Longitude

-1.43394° or 1° 26′ 2″ west

Operator

ASTRON

Open location code

9C3W4HV8+FC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 200739281

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=telescope

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