Pillbox
Pillbox is a bunker in Orlestone, Ashford, England. Pillbox is situated nearby to Duck Pond, as well as near the village Hamstreet.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ham Street railway station and Ham Street Woods.
Ham Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ham Street railway station is a Grade II listed stop on the Marshlink line in the village of Hamstreet, Kent, between Ashford International and Hastings. Services are provided by Southern. Ham Street railway station is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Pillbox.
Ham Street Woods
Nature reserve
Photo: Adam Colton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ham Street Woods is a 175.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ashford in Kent. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and an area of 97.1 hectares is a National Nature Reserve.
Church of St Matthew
Church
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Matthew is situated 1 mile southwest of Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamstreet and Bromley Green.
Hamstreet
Village
Hamstreet is a village in Kent, in South East England. The village is located 6 miles south of Ashford on the A2070, the main road between Ashford and Hastings.
Bromley Green
Hamlet
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bromley Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ruckinge, 3 miles south of Ashford in Kent, England. Bromley Green is situated 2 miles north of Pillbox.
Snargate
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snargate is a village in Kent, England, four miles West of New Romney and on the route of the old watercourse Rhee Wall. The name is derived from sluice gates that were used to control water levels on the Rhee. Snargate is situated 3 miles south of Pillbox.
Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: ruins, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Orlestone, Ashford, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.06572° or 51° 3′ 57″ northLongitude
0.8569° or 0° 51′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9F323V84+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 430286630OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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