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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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Bed
and Breakfast = B&B |
Self
Catering = S/C |
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RESTAURANT
WITH ROOMS
The Nurse's Cottage,
Station Road, Sway New Forest SO41 6BA
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Meadows Cottage, Arnewood
Bridge Rd, New Forest Sway SO41 6XX
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Lavenders Bed and Breakfast,
Lavenders, Middle Road, Tiptoe, Sway SO41 6FX
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Ashen Bank, Ashen Bank,
Adlams Lane, Sway, SO41 6EG
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Little Purley Farm, Chapel
Lane, Sway SO41 6BS
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Manor Farm, Coombe Lane,
Sway SO41 6BP
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Bed and
Breakfast (B&B)
Old Chapel, Chapel House,
Coombe Lane, Sway SO41 6BP
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Self
Catering Cottage
Hackney Park, Mount
Pleasant, Sway SO41 8LS
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Hotel
Sway Manor, Station Road,
Sway SO41 6BA
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Hotel
Forest Heath Hotel,
Station Road, Sway SO41 6BA
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Camp site
Setthorns, , Sway
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