Sword Sands

Sword Sands is a beach in England, United Kingdom. Sword Sands is situated nearby to the island Mulberry Caisson, as well as near South Binness Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portsmouth College and South Binness Island.

Portsmouth College

College

Portsmouth College was a sixth form college on Tangier Road, Baffins, in the city of Portsmouth, England. In 2021 the college merged with Highbury College to form City of Portsmouth College. Portsmouth College is situated 1¼ miles west of Sword Sands.

South Binness Island

Island

South Binness Island is an island in Langstone Harbour. It is 600 metres long and up to 240 metres wide but only rises to 2 metres above Ordnance Datum.

Portsmouth Lifeboat Station

Building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Portsmouth Lifeboat Station is located at Eastney Point near Southsea, on Portsea Island, in the English county of Hampshire. It sits facing Langstone Harbour on one of the tributaries flowing into the Solent. Portsmouth Lifeboat Station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Sword Sands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stoke and West Town.

Stoke

Village

Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stoke is a village on Hayling Island in the Havant district, in the county of Hampshire, England. The village lies on the Havant A3023 road between North Hayling and South Hayling. The village is closest to Langstone Harbour, opposite the city of Portsmouth. Stoke is situated 2 miles east of Sword Sands.

West Town

Village

Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Town is a village on Hayling Island in the borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, England. It is on the south coast of the island, between Sinah to the west and Eastoke to the east. West Town is situated 2 miles southeast of Sword Sands.

Fleet

Village

Fleet is a hamlet near Stoke on Hayling Island in Hampshire, England. The hamlet lies approximately 5.1 miles east from Portsmouth and 1.6 miles north from South Hayling. Fleet is situated 2 miles east of Sword Sands.

Sword Sands

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.81019° or 50° 48′ 37″ north

Longitude

-1.0184° or 1° 1′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C2WRX6J+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 501172960

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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Notable Places Nearby

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