West Country
Wiltshire
Whiteparish

The Pepperbox

The Pepperbox, also known as Eyre's Folly, is a folly tower that stands near the highest point on Pepperbox Hill, the peak of a chalk ridge about 5 miles south-east of the city of , Wiltshire, England.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: folly in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Eyre’s Folly”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St John and Trafalgar Park.

Church
Photo: Peter Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1 mile north of The Pepperbox.

Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a large Georgian country house about 1.4 miles northeast of the village of in south , England, and 4.5 miles southeast of the city of . is situated 2 miles west of The Pepperbox.

Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a manor estate, which is situated 2 miles south of The Pepperbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Grimstead and East Grimstead.

Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , on the River Dun in , England, about 4.5 miles southeast of .

Village
Photo: Peter Jordan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , on the River Dun in , England, about 5 miles east of . The village has about 70 households and no shops, public houses or schools. is situated 2 miles northeast of The Pepperbox.

Village
Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish on the A27 about 7.5 miles southeast of in , England. The village is about 1.5 miles from the county boundary with . The parish includes the hamlets of Cowesfield Green and Newton. is situated 2 miles east of The Pepperbox.

The Pepperbox

Latitude
51.02278° or 51° 1′ 22″ north
Longitude
-1.69835° or 1° 41′ 54″ west
Levels
2
Height
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
9C3W28F2+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 294824820
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­folly
Wiki­data ID
Q26638378
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pepperbox Hill and Old Bank.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Pepperbox”. Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.