Fort · near Netley · Hampshire

Netley Abbey

You reach Netley Abbey, a fort, by heading 100 m northwest of Netley. It is a scheduled monument. There are 55 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Netley Castle (200 m).

Where

100 m

northwest of Netley

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Fort near Netley

Just outside Netley

Netley Abbey is 100 m northwest of Netley. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Netley has 13 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Netley.

Jan9° / 3°93 mm

Feb10° / 3°65 mm

Mar12° / 4°55 mm

Apr15° / 6°53 mm

May18° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°44 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep20° / 11°62 mm

Oct16° / 9°90 mm

Nov12° / 6°103 mm

Dec10° / 3°98 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Netley, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Netley. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Netley’s full climate →

About

Netley Abbey

Moat in Hound, Eastleigh, England, UK.

Netley’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: 100 m northwest of Netley
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/netley-abbey

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where it sits

The places near Netley Abbey are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

In size, Southampton comes first of the 8, with 249,633 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 100 m southeast of it

Netley

6,309 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 700 m northwest of it

Southampton

249,633 people · 31 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km southeast of it

Hamble-le-Rice

4,613 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Bursledon

8,072 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Netley Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Netley	100 m southeast of it	6,309	20
Southampton	700 m northwest of it	249,633	31
Hamble-le-Rice	1.5 km southeast of it	4,613	10
Bursledon	2.1 km northeast of it	8,072	10
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	2.6 km southwest of it	19,857	23
Locks Heath	3.8 km east of it	35,744	11
Holbury	3.9 km south of it	7,339	15
Hedge End	4 km northeast of it	23,195	10

Make a day of it

Also near Netley Abbey

Choose from 55 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 3 museums and an art gallery.

CastleNetley Castle200 m away 2

CastleSouthampton Castle4.2 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageCalshot Castle7.4 km away 4

Museum · English HeritageMedieval Merchants House4 km away 5

MuseumNational Motor Museum9.2 km away 6

Art gallerySouthampton City Art Gallery4.8 km away 7

MuseumSeaCity Museum4.8 km away 8

Abbey or prioryBeaulieu Abbey9.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Netley Abbey: common questions

Where is Netley Abbey?

Netley Abbey is 100 m northwest of Netley, Hampshire.

What is Netley Abbey?

Moat in Hound, Eastleigh, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Netley Abbey?

May to September are the warmest months in Netley, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Netley Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Netley Abbey?

Within 15 km: Netley Castle (200 m), Southampton Castle (4.2 km), Calshot Castle (7.4 km) and Medieval Merchants House (4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Netley Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Calshot Castle: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Medieval Merchants House: Tim Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Motor Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Southampton City Art Gallery: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
SeaCity Museum: hahnchen at Wikimedia Commons (must include link if medium allows), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beaulieu Abbey: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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