Gravel Pit

Gravel Pit is a quarry in Fawley, New Forest, England. Gravel Pit is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Seaclose Copse, as well as near the forest Chambers Copse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fawley Power Station and Calshot Castle.

Fawley Power Station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fawley Power Station was an oil-fired power station located on the western side of Southampton Water, between the villages of Fawley and Calshot in Hampshire, England. Its 198-metre chimney was a prominent landmark. Fawley Power Station is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Gravel Pit.

Calshot Castle

Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire and defend Southampton Water as it met the Solent. Calshot Castle is situated 1¼ miles east of Gravel Pit.

Falcon Hotel

Pub

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Falcon Hotel is a pub, which is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Gravel Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashlett and Calshot.

Ashlett

Hamlet

Photo: Rosemary Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashlett is a small settlement in Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Fawley. It is at the end of Ashlett Creek, a tidal inlet of Southampton Water.

Calshot

Village

Photo: Mark Whale, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hythe is a town in Hampshire, a county in England. This article also covers Fawley and the surrounding area.

Blackfield

Village

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackfield is a village in Hampshire, England. It is within the parish of Fawley, which is part of the ward of Fawley, Blackfield and Langley. Blackfield is situated 1½ miles west of Gravel Pit.

Gravel Pit

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Fawley, New Forest, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.82208° or 50° 49′ 20″ north

Longitude

-1.3383° or 1° 20′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C2WRMC6+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 903760938

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Highlights include Seaclose Copse and Chambers Copse.

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