WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of)
WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of) is a military installation in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of) is situated nearby to Queen Mary Garden, as well as near Gyllyngvase Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gyllyngvase and Swanpool.
Gyllyngvase
Beach
Photo: Konrad Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gyllyngvase is one of the four beaches associated with Falmouth, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, and is west of Pendennis Castle. It is to the south of Falmouth town centre, but was an essentially rural area as recently as the late 19th century.
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 2,000 feet west of WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).
Falmouth Town Railway Station
Railway stop
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Falmouth Town railway station is the most central of the stations in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It is unstaffed; the station and the trains are operated by Great Western Railway. Falmouth Town Railway Station is situated 2,200 feet northeast of WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flushing and Budock Water.
Flushing
Village
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. Bareppa is situated 2 miles southwest of WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).
WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of)
- Type: Military installation
- Category: historic site
- Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.14329° or 50° 8′ 36″ northLongitude
-5.06977° or 5° 4′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C2P4WVJ+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 9287961773OpenStreetMap feature
historic=military
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