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Peterson's Tower

Peterson's Tower — Grade II* listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
15 min–45 min

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

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Peterson's Tower?
Peterson's Tower is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.7696°, -1.6045°.
Is Peterson's Tower a listed building?
Peterson's Tower carries the heritage designation "Grade II* listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.