Type 22 Pillbox
Type 22 Pillbox is a bunker in St Catherine, Bath and North East Somerset, England. Type 22 Pillbox is situated nearby to the runway RAF Charmy Down, as well as near Bath ‘Charmy Down’ airstrip.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Solsbury Hill and St Catherine’s Court.
Solsbury Hill
Peak
Photo: Beechenbummer, Public domain.
Little Solsbury Hill is a small flat-topped hill and the site of an Iron Age hillfort, above the village of Batheaston in Somerset, England. The hill rises to 191 metres above the River Avon, which is just over 2 kilometres to the south, and gives views of the city of Bath and the surrounding area.
St Catherine’s Court
Manor estate
St Catherine's Court is a manor house in a secluded valley north of Bath, Somerset, England. It is a Grade I listed property. The gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. St Catherine’s Court is situated 1 mile northeast of Type 22 Pillbox.
RAF Charmy Down
Runway
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Royal Air Force Charmy Down or more simply RAF Charmy Down is a former Royal Air Force station in Somerset, England, approximately 3 miles north-northeast of Bath. RAF Charmy Down is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Type 22 Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swainswick and Charlcombe.
Swainswick
Village
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swainswick is a small village and civil parish, 3 miles northeast of Bath, on the A46 in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England.
Charlcombe
Suburb
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlcombe is a civil parish and small village just north of Bath in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 422 in 2011, and includes the villages of Woolley and Langridge and the hamlet of Lansdown. Charlcombe is situated 1½ miles southwest of Type 22 Pillbox.
Batheaston
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Batheaston is a village and civil parish 2 miles east of the English city of Bath, on the north bank of the River Avon. The parish had a population of 2,735 in 2011. Batheaston is situated 1½ miles southeast of Type 22 Pillbox.
Type 22 Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: St Catherine, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.42395° or 51° 25′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.34081° or 2° 20′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C3VCMF5+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 12785402401OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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