WW2 Pillbox
WW2 Pillbox is a bunker in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Pillbox is situated nearby to the cemetery Quaker Burial Ground, as well as near St Francis CofE Primary School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penmere railway station and Swanpool.
Penmere railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penmere railway station serves the northern part of Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It is on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth Docks. The station is managed by, and the trains operated by, Great Western Railway. Penmere railway station is situated 2,800 feet east of WW2 Pillbox.
Swanpool
Lagoon
Swanpool is a small coastal saline lagoon with a shingle bar, separating it from the beach of the same name. The South West Coast Path crosses the bar. Swanpool is situated 1 mile southeast of WW2 Pillbox.
All Saints’ Church, Falmouth
Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
All Saints' Church, Falmouth is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro located in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All Saints’ Church, Falmouth is situated 1 mile east of WW2 Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budock Water and Penryn.
Budock Water
Village
Budock Water is a village and former manor in the civil parish of Budock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated two miles west of Falmouth.
Penryn
Penryn is a civil parish and town in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the Penryn River about 1 mile northwest of Falmouth. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 8,489 and the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 11,195.
Bissom
Hamlet
Bissom is a hamlet in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom situated half-a-mile east of Penryn. Most of Bissom falls within the civil parish of Penryn but Bissom Farm is situated in Mylor civil parish. It is in the civil parish of Feock. Bissom is situated 1½ miles north of WW2 Pillbox.
WW2 Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.14949° or 50° 8′ 58″ northLongitude
-5.09511° or 5° 5′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C2P4WX3+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8567420330OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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