Bawdsey
Bawdsey is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, eastern England. It is situated on the other side of the mouth of River Deben from Felixstowe. It had an estimated population of 340 in 2007, reducing to 276 at the Census 2011. Bawdsey Manor was the location RAF Bawdsey where the United Kingdom's Air Ministry started research into the military application of radar in 1936, prior to World War II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 290 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bawdsey, Suffolk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Martello Tower W and Church of St Andrew.
Martello Tower W
Residential building
Photo: Tony Lockhart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martello Tower W is a residential building.
Martello Tower Y
Residential building
Photo: Tony Lockhart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martello Tower Y is a residential building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alderton and Felixstowe Ferry.
Alderton
Village
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alderton is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about six miles north of Felixstowe, 10 miles south-east of Woodbridge and 2 miles south of Hollesley, on the North Sea coast and in the heart of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Felixstowe Ferry
Hamlet
Felixstowe Ferry is a hamlet in Suffolk, England, approximately two miles northeast of Felixstowe at the mouth of the River Deben with a ferry to the Bawdsey peninsula. Felixstowe Ferry is situated 2 miles southwest of Bawdsey.
Shingle Street
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shingle Street is a coastal settlement on the North Sea coast of the English county of Suffolk. It is 8 miles north-east of Felixstowe and 12 miles east of Ipswich at the mouth of the River Ore and opposite the tip of Orford Ness. Shingle Street is situated 2 miles northeast of Bawdsey.
Bawdsey
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Bawdsey, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.00943° or 52° 0′ 34″ northLongitude
1.41936° or 1° 25′ 10″ eastPopulation
290Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9F432C59+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 96542792OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2656147Wikidata ID
Q2207320
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In Other Languages
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