GCHQ Bude
GCHQ Bude, also known as GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation Station Morwenstow, abbreviated to GCHQ CSO Morwenstow, is a UK Government satellite ground station and eavesdropping centre located on the north Cornwall coast at Cleave Camp, between the small villages of Morwenstow and Coombe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: Government Communications Headquarters installation in Bude, Cornwall, UK
- Also known as: “Cleave Camp” and “CSOC Morwenstow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow and Penstowe Castle.
Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist is the parish church of Morwenstow, north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the most northerly parish in Cornwall. Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow is situated 1½ miles north of GCHQ Bude.
Penstowe Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: John Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penstowe Castle, also called Kilkhampton Castle, was a medieval fortification built near Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, possibly during the years of the civil war in the 12th century known as the Anarchy. Penstowe Castle is situated 2½ miles east of GCHQ Bude.
Hawker’s Hut
Shelter
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawker's Hut is an historic hut at Morwenstow, Cornwall originally built by the eccentric clergyman, poet and antiquarian, Robert Stephen Hawker, close to Higher Sharpnose Point. Hawker’s Hut is situated 1½ miles north of GCHQ Bude.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coombe and Woodford.
Coombe
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coombe is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Combe is situated in the civil parish of Morwenstow three miles north of Bude. Most houses in the settlement are owned by the Landmark Trust.
Woodford
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodford is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located southeast of Morwenstow, northwest of Kilkhampton and north of Flexbury.
Stibb
Hamlet
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stibb is a hamlet near Bude in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Stibb lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Stibb is situated 2 miles southeast of GCHQ Bude.
GCHQ Bude
- Category: ground station
- Location: Morwenstow, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.88556° or 50° 53′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.55334° or 4° 33′ 12″ westElevation
423 feet (129 metres)Open location code
9C2QVCPW+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 79137091OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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