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Sand, Devon   (Tudor House)

Sand is a late 16th-century house near Sidmouth, Devon. The house is the ancient seat of the Sands, Ashleys and Huyshes. The present house was built by Rowland Huyshe around 1594. There are remains of heraldic glass in the Great Hall window. It is within the council area of East Devon (Devon).
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1287811.

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County : Devon
Lat, Long: 50.725982,-3.2097413
Grid Reference: SY 1470 9251
Civil Parish: Sidmouth CP
Council Area: East Devon CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA

GBPN ID: 304252
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sand,_Devon_304252

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Sanda Lighthouse, Argyllshire   (Historic Lighthouse)

Sanda Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on Sanda Island, Argyllshire. It is within the council area of Argyll and Bute.
Historic Environment Scotland Category A Listed LB52565.

Place Type: Historic Lighthouse
Historic County : Argyllshire
Island: Sanda Island
Lat, Long: 55.274952,-5.5826412
Grid Reference: NR 7253 0371
Civil Parish: Southend CP
Council Area: Argyll and Bute CA
Police Area: Scotland (Argyll and West Dunbartonshire) PA
Devolved Legislature:  Scottish Parliament

GBPN ID: 321147
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sanda_Lighthouse,_Argyllshire_321147

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Sandal Castle, Yorkshire   (Mediæval Castle)

Sandal Castle is a ruined mediæval castle in Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, in the West Riding. The castle began as a motte-and-bailey castle in the early 12th century. During the 13th century the keep, curtain wall and other buildings were rebuilt in stone. It fell into ruin after a Civil War seige. Shakespeare's play Henry VI, Part 3 (Act 1, Scene 2) is set in Sandal Castle. The site is within the council area of Wakefield.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1366010.

Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County : Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.65884,-1.4911104
Grid Reference: SE 3372 1815
Council Area: Wakefield CA
Strategic Authority Area: West Yorkshire SA
Police Area: West Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 304253
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandal_Castle,_Yorkshire_304253

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Sanders, Devon   (Georgian House)

Sanders is a mid 18th-century house in Stoke Fleming, Devon. It is within the council area of South Hams (Devon).
Historic England Grade II Listed 1164623.

Place Type: Georgian House
Historic County : Devon
Lat, Long: 50.322527,-3.5993143
Grid Reference: SX 8624 4817
Civil Parish: Stoke Fleming CP
Council Area: South Hams CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA

GBPN ID: 304254
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sanders,_Devon_304254

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Sandgate Castle, Kent   (Tudor Fort)

Sandgate Castle is a Tudor fort in Sandgate, Kent. It is within the council area of Folkestone and Hythe (Kent).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1061237.

Place Type: Tudor Fort
Historic County : Kent
Lat, Long: 51.073433,1.1488327
Grid Reference: TR 2068 3517
Civil Parish: Sandgate CP
Council Area: Folkestone and Hythe CA (Kent CA)
Police Area: Kent PA

GBPN ID: 319316
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandgate_Castle,_Kent_319316

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Sandham Memorial Chapel, Hampshire   (Ecclesiastical Monument)

Sandham Memorial Chapel is a 1920s decorated chapel in Burghclere, Hampshire. It was designed by Lionel Godfrey Pearson and built to accommodate a series of paintings by Stanley Spencer. It was commissioned by Mary and John Louis Behrend (1881–1972) as a memorial to Mary's brother, Lieutenant Henry Willoughby Sandham who died of illness contracted in Macedonia after the First World War. The chapel is surrounded by lawns and orchards, with views of Watership Down. It is in the care of the National Trust. It is within the council area of Basingstoke and Deane (Hampshire).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1339741.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County : Hampshire
Lat, Long: 51.344673,-1.3362191
Grid Reference: SU 4632 6083
Civil Parish: Burghclere CP
Council Area: Basingstoke and Deane CA (Hampshire CA)
Police Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight PA

GBPN ID: 304255
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandham_Memorial_Chapel,_Hampshire_304255

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Sandhills Stonce, Nottinghamshire   (Civil War Relic)

Sandhills Stonce is a Civil War sconce constructed by the Royalist forces defending Newark, Nottinghamshire. The remains include earthworks defining an irregular star-shaped platform up to 25ft in height and covering an area around 150ft by 155ft. The monument is one of several fieldworks constructed by the defending Royalist garrison prior to the final siege of Newark between November 1645 and May 1646. The monument is within the council area of Newark and Sherwood (Nottinghamshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1017402.

Place Type: Civil War Relic
Historic County : Nottinghamshire
Lat, Long: 53.075603,-0.82735765
Grid Reference: SK 7865 5379
Civil Parish: Newark CP
Council Area: Newark and Sherwood CA (Nottinghamshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Nottinghamshire PA

GBPN ID: 304257
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandhills_Stonce,_Nottinghamshire_304257

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Sandleford Priory, Berkshire   (Ecclesiastical Monument)

Sandleford Priory is a former Augustinian monastery and later country house near Greenham, Berkshire. The Priory of St John the Baptist at Sandleford was founded for the Augustinian Canons Regular by Geoffrey, Earl of Perch and his wife Maud some time between 1193 and 1202. The number of canons at the priory eventually dwindled until at the death of the last prior in 1478. The estate was given to the Dean and Canons of Windsor. They leased it out as a farm to various tenants before the Kingsmill family from Sydmonton Court converted it into a country house. This was subsequently much extended and elaborated by Mrs Elizabeth Montagu. The site is within the council area of West Berkshire.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1220371.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County : Berkshire
Lat, Long: 51.377019,-1.3163264
Grid Reference: SU 4768 6444
Civil Parish: Greenham CP
Council Area: West Berkshire CA
Police Area: Thames Valley PA

GBPN ID: 319723
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandleford_Priory,_Berkshire_319723
 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69689729

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Sandown Castle, Kent   (Tudor Fort)

Sandown Castle is the remains of an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Deal, Kent. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast. It remained in military use until 1863, after which it was largely demolished and some of it incorporated into the sea wall. A rockery has been built upon the western part of the castle. The surviving remains include a segment of the central keep and the south-west and north-west bastions. The monument is within the council area of Dover (Kent).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1005147.

Place Type: Tudor Fort
Historic County : Kent
Lat, Long: 51.238431,1.402332
Grid Reference: TR 3758 5430
Civil Parish: Deal CP
Council Area: Dover CA (Kent CA)
Police Area: Kent PA

GBPN ID: 304258
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandown_Castle,_Kent_304258

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Sandsfoot Castle, Dorset   (Tudor Fort)

Sandsfoot Castle (aka Weymouth Castle) is a ruined artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Weymouth, Dorset. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Weymouth Bay anchorage. The stone castle had an octagonal gun platform, linked to a residential blockhouse, and was completed by 1542. By the early 18th century, Sandsfoot was in ruins, its stonework taken for use in local building projects. It is within the council area of Dorset.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1096763.

Place Type: Tudor Fort
Historic County : Dorset
Lat, Long: 50.595403,-2.4610802
Grid Reference: SY 6746 7739
Civil Parish: Weymouth CP
Council Area: Dorset CA
Police Area: Dorset PA

GBPN ID: 304260
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandsfoot_Castle,_Dorset_304260

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Sandy Barrow, Dorset   (Prehistoric Burial Site)

Sandy Barrow is a prehistoric bowl barrow near West Stafford, Dorset. The barrow has a mound, partially cut away by the road on its western side, 80ft in diameter and 8ft high. The mound is surrounded by a quarry ditch from which material was derived for its construction. It is within the council area of Dorset.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1017280.

Place Type: Prehistoric Burial Site
Historic County : Dorset
Lat, Long: 50.700809,-2.3868109
Grid Reference: SY 7277 8909
Civil Parish: West Stafford CP
Council Area: Dorset CA
Police Area: Dorset PA

GBPN ID: 304262
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandy_Barrow,_Dorset_304262

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Sandy's Mill, East Lothian   (Industrial Heritage)

Sandy's Mill is an 18th-century three-storey meal mill behind the River Tyne near Hadington, East Lothian. It is within the council area of East Lothian.
Historic Environment Scotland Category A Listed LB14519.

Place Type: Industrial Heritage
Historic County : East Lothian
Lat, Long: 55.968584,-2.72212
Grid Reference: NT 5502 7530
Civil Parish: Prestonkirk CP
Council Area: East Lothian CA
Police Area: Scotland (The Lothians and Scottish Borders) PA
Devolved Legislature:  Scottish Parliament

GBPN ID: 320815
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandy%27s_Mill,_East_Lothian_320815
 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17569285

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