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Sway
Sway is a village in the New Forest in Hampshire in
England.
The parish was formed in 1849, when 2208 acres were taken from the
extensive parish of Boldre.
The village has a station on the main line from Weymouth and
Bournemouth to Southampton and London Waterloo with train services
operated by South West Trains. From Brockenhurst, one can catch the
"Lymington Flyer" services connect with the ferry to Yarmouth on the
Isle of Wight.
Much of the children's novel Children of the New Forest is set in
the countryside surrounding Sway.
Sway is twinned with the village of Bretteville, France.
Sway is perhaps best known for Sway Tower. At 66 metres (200 feet),
it is the tallest folly in the world. It is a Grade II listed
building. It is also known as "Peterson's Folly"
Built by Judge Andrew Thomas Turton Peterson on his private estate
from 1879-1885, its design was influenced by the follies Peterson
had seen during his time in India. It is constructed entirely out of
Portland cement, supported by iron joists. At the time it was built,
it was the tallest concrete structure in the world.
It was originally designed as a mausoleum, with a perpetual light at
the top. However this was not allowed, as it was thought the light
would confuse shipping.
The tower is visible from much of the New Forest, and most of the
western Solent.
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RESTAURANT
WITH ROOMS
The Nurse's Cottage,
Station Road, Sway New Forest SO41 6BA
Email
nurses.cottage@lineone.net
Phone: 01590 683402 Fax: 01590
683402 |
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Meadows Cottage, Arnewood
Bridge Rd, New Forest Sway SO41 6XX
Email
meadows.cottage@virgin.net
Phone: 01590 682000 |
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Lavenders Bed and Breakfast,
Lavenders, Middle Road, Tiptoe, Sway SO41 6FX
Email
lavendersbandb@zoom.co.uk
Phone: 01590 681982 Mobile:
07717 435358 |
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Ashen Bank, Ashen Bank,
Adlams Lane, Sway, SO41 6EG
Email
ashenbank@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: 01590 681014 Mobile:
07981328604 |
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Little Purley Farm, Chapel
Lane, Sway SO41 6BS
Phone: 01590 682707 Fax: 01590 682707
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Manor Farm, Coombe Lane,
Sway SO41 6BP
Phone: 01590 683542
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Old Chapel, Chapel House,
Coombe Lane, Sway SO41 6BP
Phone: 01590 683382 Fax: 01590 682979
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Self
Catering Cottage
Hackney Park, Mount
Pleasant, Sway SO41 8LS
Phone: 01590 682049
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Hotel
Sway Manor, Station Road,
Sway SO41 6BA
Email
admin@swaymanor.com
Phone: 01590 682754 Fax: 01590
682955 |
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Hotel
Forest Heath Hotel,
Station Road, Sway SO41 6BA
Email
contact@forestheathhotel.co.uk
Phone: 01590 682287 Fax: 01590
682626 |
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Camp site
Setthorns, , Sway
Phone: 0131 3146505
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