Calshot in England
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Solent

The Solent is a strait separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England. The Solent is a major shipping route for passengers, freight and military vessels. It is an important recreational area for water sports, particularly yachting, hosting the Cowes Week sailing event annually. It is sheltered by the Isle of Wight and has a very complex tidal pattern, which has greatly benefited Southampton's success as a port. Portsmouth lies on its shores.

Located at 50.7867, -1.295 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1908 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic sailing venues, Solent

Calshot Spit

Calshot Spit is a one-mile long sand and shingle bank, near the village of Calshot, located on the southern bank of the open end of Southampton Water, on the south coast of England. At the end of the spit are Calshot Castle (built by King Henry VIII), an RNLI lifeboat, an NCI station, several slipways, a former Royal Navy and Royal Air Force flying boat station and Calshot Activities Centre. The castle is a low, circular, stone structure and was armed with large muzzle-loading guns.

Located at 50.8163, -1.30649 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Hampshire, Spits of England

Calshot Castle

Calshot Castle is one of Henry VIII's device forts, built on Calshot Spit at the Solent near Fawley to guard the entrance to Southampton Water. Also known as a Henrician Castle, Calshot was built as part of Henry's chain of coastal defences to defend England's coast from foreign invasion especially during the turbulent times after his break from the Roman Catholic Church. It was built as a circular blockhouse with a three storey central keep in 1540 using stone from Beaulieu Abbey.

Located at 50.82, -1.3086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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English Heritage sites in Hampshire, Castles in Hampshire, Forts in Hampshire, Device forts, Visitor attractions in Hampshire, Grade II* listed buildings in Hampshire, 16th-century architecture

Bramble Bank

The Bramble Bank, otherwise known simply as "The Brambles" is an arrowhead-shaped sandbar in the central Solent which is uncovered at low water spring tides. At other times it presents either a significant navigational hazard or a useful escape from the strong Solent tides. The bank is moving very slowly westward. It is marked at its southeastern limit by the Brambles post sea mark and on its western limit by the West Knoll buoy.

Located at 50.7947, -1.2875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Solent

RNAS Calshot

RNAS Calshot was a First World War Royal Navy air station for seaplanes and flying boats, mainly operating as an experimental and training station, but also providing anti-submarine and convoy protection patrols. It was located at the end of Calshot Spit in Southampton Water, at grid reference SU487024, with the landing area sheltered by the mainland, to the west, north and east, and the Isle of Wight a few miles away to the south on the other side of the Solent.

Located at 50.8194, -1.30833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Royal Naval Air Stations, Seaplane bases in the United Kingdom, Seaplane bases in England

Calshot Activities Centre

Calshot Activities Centre is located on Calshot Spit near Southampton. Indoor facilities include a velodrome, dry ski slope and climbing wall.

Located at 50.8188, -1.3081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Velodromes in the United Kingdom, Sports venues in Hampshire, Cycle racing in England

Luttrell's Tower

Luttrells Tower is a three-story stuccoed yellow brick folly south of Southampton, Hampshire near the village of Calshot. It has a 6 storey circular stair turret extending above the rest. It stands on the shore of the Solent, close to the grounds of Eaglehurst House but is owned by the Landmark Trust.

Located at 50.806, -1.3246 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Folly buildings in England, Grade II* listed buildings in Hampshire, Landmark Trust properties in England, Towers in Hampshire

Fawley Tunnel

Fawley Tunnel is a 3-metre diameter, 2-mile long tunnel under Southampton Water between Fawley Power Station and Chilling near Warsash. It was constructed between 1962 and 1965 to carry two 400KV circuits as part of the National Grid.

Located at 50.826, -1.314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Tunnels in England, Buildings and structures in Hampshire, National Grid (Great Britain), Electric power infrastructure in England