Type 22 Pillbox
Type 22 Pillbox is a bunker in Swainswick, Bath and North East Somerset, England. Type 22 Pillbox is situated nearby to Bath ‘Charmy Down’ airstrip, as well as near the runway RAF Charmy Down.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RAF Charmy Down and All Saints’ Church, Woolley.
RAF Charmy Down
Runway
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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 1,200 feet east of Type 22 Pillbox.
All Saints’ Church, Woolley
Church
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All Saints' Church at Woolley in the parish of Charlcombe, Somerset, England, dates from 1761 and was built by John Wood, the Younger replacing an earlier church on the site. All Saints’ Church, Woolley is situated 1 mile south of Type 22 Pillbox.
Church of St Mary
Church
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The Anglican Church of St Mary in Swainswick within the English county of Somerset dates from the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Vestiges of the original 12th-century building can still be seen around the doorway in the south wall. Church of St Mary is situated 1 mile south of Type 22 Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swainswick and Charlcombe.
Swainswick
Village
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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
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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 south of Type 22 Pillbox.
Cold Ashton
Hamlet
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Cold Ashton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is located 5 miles north of Bath, near the junction between the A46 and A420 roads. The village church has a 14th-century tower and the rest of the church was rebuilt in the 16th century by Thomas Key, its rector. Cold Ashton is situated 1½ miles north of Type 22 Pillbox.
Type 22 Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Swainswick, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.42754° or 51° 25′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.35497° or 2° 21′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3VCJHW+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 12785402403OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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