Memorials & monuments · South East England
Peterson's Tower
Peterson's Tower — Grade II* listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Mike Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Peterson's Tower is a Grade II* listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1296880). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Sway is a village and civil parish in Hampshire in the New Forest national park in England. The civil parish was formed in 1879, when lands were taken from the extensive parish of Boldre. The village has shops and pubs, and a railway station on the South West Main Line from Weymouth and Bournemouth to Southampton and London Waterloo. It is the site of Sway Tower, a 66-metre (217 ft) concrete folly built in the 19th century. The outbuildings of the Grade II listed Forest Heath House are used as artist studios and exhibition space by the charity SPUDWorks. Sway is on the southern edge of the woodland and heathland of the New Forest.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Sway is a village and civil parish in Hampshire in the New Forest national park in England. The civil parish was formed in 1879, when lands were taken from the extensive parish of Boldre. The village has shops and pubs, and a railway station on the South West Main Line from Weymouth and Bournemouth to Southampton and London Waterloo. It is the site of Sway Tower, a 66-metre (217 ft) concrete folly built in the 19th century. The outbuildings of the Grade II listed Forest Heath House are used as artist studios and exhibition space by the charity SPUDWorks. Sway is on the southern edge of the woodland and heathland of the New Forest. Much of Marryat's novel The Children of the New Forest is set in the countryside surrounding Sway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.7696, -1.6045
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- New Forest
- Parish
- Sway
- Postcode
- SO41 6DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- New Forest East
Sources
- wikidata: Q17535052 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Peterson's Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Peterson's Tower?
- Peterson's Tower is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO41 6DE), in the parish of Sway.
- Is Peterson's Tower a listed building?
- Peterson's Tower is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Peterson's Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Peterson's Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Peterson's Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SO41 6DE. It sits within the New Forest East parliamentary constituency.