Northwood Headquarters

Northwood Headquarters is a military headquarters facility of the British Armed Forces in , England, adjacent to the London suburb of . It is home to the following military command and control functions:…
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: military headquarters facility of the British Armed Forces in Eastbury, Hertfordshire, England
  • Also known as: “HMS Warrior”
  • Address: Sandy Lane, Northwood, HA6 3HP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Permanent Joint Headquarters and Carpenders Park railway station.

Office
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The is the tri-service headquarters from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled. It is situated at Northwood Headquarters in . is situated 340 feet northeast of Northwood Headquarters.

Railway station
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Carpenders Park is a London Overground station on the Lioness line, located between the suburb of and the housing estate, 3 km south of . is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Northwood Headquarters.

Metro station
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Northwood is a London Underground station. It is on the Metropolitan line between and stations and is in London fare zone 6. It is situated just off the main road through the town, Green Lane. is situated 1 mile southwest of Northwood Headquarters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Oxney and Northwood.

Village
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South Oxhey is an estate in the parish of the Three Rivers district of , England. It is located in the south western corner of and close to the boundary with .

Suburb
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is a town in the , located 14+1⁄2 miles northwest of . was part of the ancient parish of , .

Quarter
is an affluent private residential estate in the of , England. It is amongst the most prestigious and sought-after addresses on the outskirts of London and is recognised as one of the five established millionaire neighbourhoods in Hertfordshire.

Northwood Headquarters

Latitude
51.61941° or 51° 37′ 10″ north
Longitude
-0.4109° or 0° 24′ 39″ west
Operator
Strategic Command
Open location code
9C3XJH9Q+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 104129336
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q1814214
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Northwood Headquarters” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Штаб Нортўуд”
  • Chinese: “諾斯伍德指揮部”
  • Chinese: “諾斯伍德總部”
  • Chinese: “诺斯伍德总部”
  • Chinese: “诺斯伍德指挥部”
  • Dutch: “Northwood Headquarters”
  • French: “Northwood Headquarters”
  • Hebrew: “מפקדת נורת’ווד”
  • Italian: “Quartier generale di Northwood”
  • Japanese: “ノースウッド司令部”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Northwood Headquarters”
  • Norwegian: “Northwood Headquarters”
  • Spanish: “Cuartel General de Northwood”
  • Spanish: “Northwood Headquarters”

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