5 Inch Spigot Mortar
5 Inch Spigot Mortar is a memorial in Thetford, Breckland District, England. 5 Inch Spigot Mortar is situated near Thomas Paine Hotel, as well as near the museum In the Footsteps of Thomas Paine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient House Museum and Thomas Paine Hotel.
King’s House
Town hall
King’s House is a town hall, which is situated 480 feet south of 5 Inch Spigot Mortar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnham and Euston.
5 Inch Spigot Mortar
- Memorial
- …is inscribed with “In the corner of this garden is a large block ofconcrete with a bright steel pin in it. These concrete blocks can be found all around Thetford and were the mountings for 5‘ mortars. They formed part of the town’s defences in WW2...”
- Category: historic site
- Location
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Latitude
52.41583° or 52° 24′ 57″ north
Longitude
0.74787° or 0° 44′ 52″ east
Open location code
9F42CP8X+84
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include In the Footsteps of Thomas Paine and Staniforth Thetford Tennis Club.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Birthplace of Thomas Paine (1737-1809) and Thetford Hive.
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