Martello Tower No. 55
Martello Tower No. 55 is a house in Rother District, East Sussex, England which is located on Coast Road. Access is restricted and requires permission. Martello Tower No. 55 is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Normans Bay Camping and Caravanning Club, as well as near Normans Bay railway station.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: House
- Description: Martello Tower converted to a house
- Also known as: “Martello Tower 55”
- Address: Coast Road, Normans Bay
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Normans Bay railway station and Northeye.
Normans Bay railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jean Barrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Normans Bay railway station serves Normans Bay in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern. Normans Bay railway station is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Martello Tower No. 55.
Northeye
Archaeological site
Photo: Dr-Mx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Northeye is the site of an abandoned medieval village known as Hooe Level on the Pevensey Levels, west of Bexhill-on-Sea. The village is mentioned as a dependent limb of the Cinque Port of Hastings in a charter of 1229. Northeye is situated 1 mile north of Martello Tower No. 55.
The Star Inn
Pub
Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Star Inn is a pub, which is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Martello Tower No. 55.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Normans Bay and Boreham Street.
Normans Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Dr-Mx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Normans Bay is a coastal fishing hamlet in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England. The 8th Duke of Devonshire donated this land for a combined school and place of worship in the 1860s to be known as Pevensey Sluice.
Boreham Street
Hamlet
Photo: Janet Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boreham Street is a small village in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. Its nearest towns are Hailsham, which lies approximately 6 miles west of the village and Battle, which lies approximately 6.5 miles to the east. Boreham Street is situated 4 miles north of Martello Tower No. 55.
Bexhill
Martello Tower No. 55
- Categories: Martello tower, tower, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Rother District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.82289° or 50° 49′ 22″ northLongitude
0.3849° or 0° 23′ 6″ eastInception
1806Levels
4Height
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9F22R9FM+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 488449981OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q17667031
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