WW2 Railblock (site of)

WW2 Railblock (site of) is a security checkpoint in Egloshayle, Cornwall, England. WW2 Railblock (site of) is situated nearby to the forest Lane Wood, as well as near Egloshayle Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Regal Cinema and Pencarrow.

Regal Cinema

Movie theater

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Regal Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 1 mile northwest of WW2 Railblock (site of).

Pencarrow is a Grade II*-listed country house in the civil parish of Egloshayle, in north Cornwall, England. It is situated three miles east-southeast of Wadebridge and three miles north-northwest of Bodmin. Pencarrow is situated 2 miles east of WW2 Railblock (site of).

Wadebridge School

School

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Wadebridge School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the town of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. It has 1,050 pupils. The acting headteachers are Steve Simmonds and Kate Goodwin. Wadebridge School is situated 1¼ miles northwest of WW2 Railblock (site of).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sladesbridge and Burlawn.

Sladesbridge

Hamlet

Photo: William Bartlett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sladesbridge is a village located near Wadebridge in Cornwall, England. It is situated at the confluence of the River Allen and the Croan Stream about 1 km upstream of the confluence with the River Camel.

Burlawn

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burlawn is a hamlet in the parish of St Breock, Cornwall, England, UK.

Wadebridge

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Wadebridge is a market town in North Cornwall, with a population of 7,900. The town sits at the Camel Estuary, 5 miles upstream from Padstow. It is host to the Royal Cornwall Agricultural show, each June.

WW2 Railblock (site of)

Type: Security checkpoint
Category: military installation
Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.50856° or 50° 30′ 31″ north

Longitude

-4.81394° or 4° 48′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C2QG55P+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3255778463

OpenStreetMap feature

military=checkpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lane Wood and WW2 Railblock (site of).

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