Jodrell Bank Observatory
Jodrell Bank Observatory is an office in Lower Withington, Cheshire East, England. Jodrell Bank Observatory is situated nearby to Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, as well as near the planetarium Space Dome.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jodrell Bank Observatory and Terra Nova School.
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Research institute
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester. Jodrell Bank Observatory is situated 380 feet northeast of Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Terra Nova School
School
Terra Nova School is a prep school in Cheshire, England for children from two and a half to thirteen years of age. It began as a school for boys in 1897, and today educates boys and girls. Terra Nova School is situated 3,100 feet south of Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Goostrey railway station
Railway station
Goostrey railway station serves the village of Goostrey in Cheshire, England. The station is located 10½ miles north-east of Crewe, on the Crewe to Manchester Line. Goostrey railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Withington and Swettenham.
Lower Withington
Village
Photo: Paul Kennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Withington is a civil parish and village in Cheshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 492. Jodrell Bank Observatory lies mostly within the parish.
Swettenham
Village
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
Swettenham is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 Official UK Census, the population of the entire civil parish was 248, increasing to 291 at the 2011 Census. Swettenham is situated 2½ miles south of Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Holmes Chapel
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holmes Chapel, until 1974 known as Church Holme, is a village in Cheshire. It's only five miles west of the frontier of the known universe, thanks to Jodrell Bank radio telescope.
Jodrell Bank Observatory
- Type: Business
- Category: office
- Location: Lower Withington, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2361° or 53° 14′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.30656° or 2° 18′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C5V6MPV+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13481645601OpenStreetMap feature
office=company
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