Martello Tower L
Martello Tower L is a tower in Shotley, Babergh District, England. Martello Tower L is situated nearby to HMS Ganges Museum, as well as near Martello Tower M.Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: Martello Tower in Shotley, Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “South Martello Tower Approximately 200 Metres East Of Bristol Hill On The Site Of Former Hms Ganges, Royal Naval Training Establishment”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harwich International railway station and Martello Tower M.
Harwich International railway station
Railway station
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harwich International railway station is a railway station on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, the station serves Harwich International Port in Essex, England. Harwich International railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Martello Tower L.
Martello Tower M
Tower
Photo: Hamish Griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Martello Tower M is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Martello Tower L.
Harwich Town railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harwich Town railway station is the eastern terminus of the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the port town of Harwich, Essex. Harwich Town railway station is situated 1 mile southeast of Martello Tower L.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harwich and Parkeston.
Harwich
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harwich, pronounced 'Harich' or 'Harridge', is a port town in Essex, East Anglia. The ancient town centre is predominantly residential with a series of independent shops and the Harwich Redoubt Fort built in 1808 to defend its port against a Napoleonic invasion.
Parkeston
Village
Photo: MJ Reilly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkeston is a North Sea port village in Essex, England, situated on the south bank of the River Stour about one mile up-river from Harwich. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 932.
Shotley
Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shotley is a village and civil parish 8 miles south-east of Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Babergh district and gives its name to the Shotley peninsula between the Rivers Stour and Orwell.
Martello Tower L
- Categories: Martello tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Shotley, Babergh District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.95593° or 51° 57′ 21″ northLongitude
1.27069° or 1° 16′ 15″ eastOpen location code
9F33X74C+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 310201049OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q17641269
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include HMS Ganges and HMS Ganges Museum.
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