WW2 Pillbox
WW2 Pillbox is a bunker in Fowey, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Pillbox is situated nearby to the pub Rashleigh Inn, as well as near the hamlet Polkerris.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rashleigh Inn and Tregaminion Church.
Rashleigh Inn
Pub
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rashleigh Inn is a pub, which is situated 400 feet north of WW2 Pillbox.
Tregaminion Church
Church
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregaminion Church is a Church of England church in Tregaminion, Cornwall, England, UK. The church dates to the early 19th century and is a Grade II* listed building. Tregaminion Church is situated 1,300 feet east of WW2 Pillbox.
Par Coastal Gun Battery
Bunker
Photo: Flappy Pigeon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Par Coastal Gun Battery was a coastal gun battery constructed in the summer of 1940 when Britain was facing the threat of invasion from Nazi Germany. It is on the former site of the Par Consols Mine, overlooking Par Docks. Par Coastal Gun Battery is situated 1 mile west of WW2 Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polkerris and Polmear.
Polkerris
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polkerris is a small village on the south coast of Cornwall, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Fowey. The village is part of the Menabilly estate, which is one of the seats of the Rashleigh family.
Polmear
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polmear is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located on the A3082 road close to Par Sands and the village of Par. Part is in the civil parish of Fowey and part in Tywardreath and Par parish.
Par
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Par is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Par Sands between St Austell and Fowey and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.
WW2 Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Fowey, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.33699° or 50° 20′ 13″ northLongitude
-4.68162° or 4° 40′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C2Q88P9+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1017368191OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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