Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: New Forest · Region: South East
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| Place | Calshot |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| District / Borough | New Forest |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.811364 |
| Longitude | -1.325863 |
| Place Type | Village |
Calshot, a slender finger of land pointing into Southampton Water, feels like the edge of the world. It lies 5.8 km north-north-west of Cowes (from Cowes: bearing 340°T, OS grid SU 475 015), and is situated south-east of Fawley village. The air here, perpetually carrying the tang of salt and the whisper of distant shipping, imbues the very stones of its former Royal Air Force station with a quiet resonance. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-grey Hampshire sky, catches the weathered brickwork and the glint of the water, transforming the utilitarian structures into monuments of a bygone era. The vast, flat expanse of the foreshore, a canvas for the ever-shifting tides, seems to hold the memories of countless aircraft that once took flight from this very spot. Even the wind, a constant companion, seems to carry with it the echoes of engines and the calls of seabirds.
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Explore Calshot, Hampshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.811364, -1.325863. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | July 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |