WW2 Pillbox

WW2 Pillbox is a bunker in Helston, West Cornwall, England. WW2 Pillbox is situated nearby to the outdoor gym Monkey Bar, as well as near the beach Loe Bar.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Loe and Saint Bartholomew’s Church.

The Loe

Lagoon

Photo: Theitalianpen, Public domain.

The Loe, also known as Loe Pool, is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The earliest recorded appearance of this simple name form was in 1337, when it was called "La Loo", but is mentioned as 'the lake' in 1302; Situated between Porthleven and Gunwalloe and downstream of Helston, it is separated from Mount's Bay by the shingle bank of Loe Bar.

Saint Bartholomew’s Church

Church

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Saint Bartholomew’s Church is situated 1¼ miles northwest of WW2 Pillbox.

Strawtop

Building

Photo: Hanton01, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Strawtop is a building, which is situated 1 mile northwest of WW2 Pillbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porthleven and Berepper.

Porthleven

Photo: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Porthleven is near Helston on the south coast of West Cornwall at the top of the Lizard Peninsula. The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes through the town.

Berepper

Hamlet

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Berepper is a coastal village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the west side of the Lizard peninsula four miles south of Helston, near Gunwalloe.

Chyanvounder

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chyanvounder is a hamlet in the parish of Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England. Chyanvounder is situated 3.4 miles south of Helston on the Lizard Peninsula. Chyanvounder lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Chyanvounder is situated 1½ miles southeast of WW2 Pillbox.

WW2 Pillbox

Type: Bunker
Category: building
Location: Helston, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.07275° or 50° 4′ 22″ north

Longitude

-5.29994° or 5° 17′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C2P3PF2+32

OpenStreetMap ID

node 276655985

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

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