Pile 2
Pile 2 is a building in St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, England. Pile 2 is situated nearby to Fuel storage pond, as well as near the ruins Windscale Pile 1 chimney.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sellafield and Sellafield railway station.
Sellafield
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sellafield, formerly known as Windscale, is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning. Sellafield is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Pile 2.
Sellafield railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sellafield is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It serves Sellafield, in Cumbria, England; it is situated 35 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness. Sellafield railway station is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Pile 2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calder Bridge and Blackbeck.
Calder Bridge
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956.
Blackbeck
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackbeck is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is northeast of Beckermet and Sellafield, along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Blackbeck Inn, Blackbeck Farm and Brow House. Blackbeck is situated 1½ miles north of Pile 2.
Seascale
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.
Pile 2
Latitude
54.42369° or 54° 25′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.49637° or 3° 29′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C6RCGF3+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 106885624OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuel storage pond and Open fuel storage pond.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Windscale Pile 2 chimney and Former blower house.
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