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Foredown Tower

Foredown Tower is a former water tower in , in the city of , , that now contains one of only two operational camera obscuras in southeast England.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Benfield Hill and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy.

Nature reserve
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is an 11.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of in and is within the boundaries of the South Downs National Park. It is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove City Council.

School
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is a OFSTED rated 'Good' secondary school led by Principal Mr Mark Poston located in , in the city of , England. is situated 1,900 feet west of Foredown Tower.

Church
St Nicolas Church is an Anglican church in the area of the English city of . It has 12th-century origins, and serves the old village of Portslade, inland from the mostly 19th-century Portslade-by-Sea area. is situated 2,700 feet south of Foredown Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mile Oak and Hangleton.

Suburb
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is a locality forming the northern part of the former parish of in the northwest corner of the city of , . Now mostly residential, but originally an area of good-quality agricultural land, it covers the area north of Portslade village as far as the urban boundary.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , in the ceremonial county of , England. The area was developed in the 1930s after it was incorporated into the Borough of Hove, but has ancient origins: was founded in the 11th century and retains 12th-century fabric; is Hove's oldest secular building.

Town
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is a western suburb of the city of in the ceremonial county of , England. Village, the original settlement a mile inland to the north, was built up in the 16th century.

Foredown Tower

Latitude
50.85043° or 50° 51′ 2″ north
Longitude
-0.21587° or 0° 12′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C2XVQ2M+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 671692452
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­camera_obscura
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­water_tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­water_tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5468179
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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 “Foredown Tower”. Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.