WW2 Pillbox
WW2 Pillbox is a bunker in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Pillbox is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Menehay Farm Touring Park, as well as near the cemetery Quaker Burial Ground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 3,200 feet northeast 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 4,000 feet east of WW2 Pillbox.
Penjerrick Garden
Garden
Photo: Otternox, Public domain.
Penjerrick Garden -- often referred to as "Cornwall's true jungle garden"—lies between Budock Water and Mawnan Smith, near Falmouth, United Kingdom. Established in the early 19th century by Robert Were Fox F.R.S. and his children, Anna Maria, Barclay and Caroline, the 15-acre, sub-tropical, spring-flowering garden has views of Budock Water and a considerable historical and botanical interest. Penjerrick Garden is situated 1 mile southwest of WW2 Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budock Water and Bareppa.
Budock Water
Village
Bareppa
Hamlet
Bareppa is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, three miles southwest of Falmouth. It is in the civil parish of Mawnan.
Penryn
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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
50.14584° or 50° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
-5.0949° or 5° 5′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C2P4WW4+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 8567429522OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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