Coordinates: 50°46′59″N 1°36′00″W / 50.783°N 1.6°W
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 Sway: Forest Heath Hotel and the post office |
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  Sway
Sway shown within Hampshire |
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| Shire county | Hampshire |
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| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Sway is a village in Hampshire in the New Forest in England.
The parish was formed in 1849, when 2,208 acres (8.94 km2) were taken from the extensive parish of Boldre.
The village has a railway 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[1].
Sway Tower
Sway is perhaps best known for Sway Tower. It is 66 metres (200 ft) tall and 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[by whom?], 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. A smaller 50-foot (15 m) folly, built as a 'prototype', stands in a group of trees to the north of the taller tower.
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- History and photographs of Sway Tower
- New Forest Community Media - A not-for-profit media site serving the National Park
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