WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of)

WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of) is a historic site in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of) is situated nearby to Life Church, as well as near Penmere railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penmere railway station and All Saints’ Church, Falmouth.

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 840 feet south of WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).

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 1,500 feet east of WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).

St Mary Immaculate Church, Falmouth

Church

Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.

St Mary's Church or St Mary Immaculate Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was built from 1868 to 1869 and designed by Joseph Hansom. St Mary Immaculate Church, Falmouth is situated 1,700 feet east of WW2 Barrage Balloon Site (site of).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budock Water and Flushing.

Budock Water

Village

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Flushing

Village

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Flushing is a coastal village in the civil parish of Mylor, west Cornwall, UK. It is 3 miles east of Penryn and 10 miles south of Truro. It faces Falmouth across the Penryn River, an arm of the Carrick Roads.

Penryn

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 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 Barrage Balloon Site (site of)

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.15265° or 50° 9′ 10″ north

Longitude

-5.08278° or 5° 4′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C2P5W38+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1006757100

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Highlights include Life Church and Falmouth Rugby Football Club.

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