Anthorn Radio Station
Anthorn Radio Station is a naval and government radio transmitting station located near Anthorn, Cumbria, England, overlooking the Solway Firth, and is operated by Babcock International.Photo: Chetvorno, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: radio station transmitting the UK time signal
- Also known as: “HMS Nuthatch”
- Address: Anthorn, CA7 5AH
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anthorn and Cardurnock.
Anthorn
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anthorn is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it is situated on the south side of the Solway Firth, on the Wampool estuary, about 13 miles west of Carlisle.
Cardurnock
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardurnock is a small settlement in Cumbria, England. It is by the coast, 20 kilometres west of Carlisle. The western extension of the Hadrian's Wall frontier defences once passed through the Cardurnock peninsula, though not the Wall itself.
British coast
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The British coast is a popular destination for many travellers even if the numbers visiting the traditional "seaside resort" have fallen significantly since their peak in the 1950s.
Anthorn Radio Station
- Categories: transmitter station and standard frequency and time signal station
- Location: Bowness, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.91171° or 54° 54′ 42″ northLongitude
-3.27888° or 3° 16′ 44″ westInception
1950Operator
BabcockOpen location code
9C6RWP6C+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1212616975OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q4773803
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Anthorn Radio Station” goes by many names.
- French: “station de transmission d’Anthorn”
- French: “Station de transmission d’Anthorn”
- Japanese: “アンソーン送信所”
- Russian: “Радиостанция Анторн”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arnthorn and Cardurnock Marsh and South Solway Mosses National Nature Reserve.
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