Boscawen Block

Boscawen Block is a barracks in Plymouth, England. Boscawen Block is situated nearby to St Nicholas Church, as well as near Keyham railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Keyham railway station and HMNB Devonport.

Keyham railway station

Railway station

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Keyham railway station is a suburban station in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 249 miles 25 chains from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay. The station is close to the Devonport dockyard. Keyham railway station is situated 620 feet southeast of Boscawen Block.

HMNB Devonport

Military installation

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His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport is the largest naval base in Western Europe, and one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy. HMNB Devonport is situated 2,100 feet west of Boscawen Block.

Dockyard railway station

Railway station

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Dockyard railway station is a Great Western Railway suburban station on the Cornish Main Line in Devonport, Plymouth, England. As the name implies, it serves Devonport Dockyard. It is 248 miles 60 chains from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay. Dockyard railway station is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Boscawen Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keyham and Morice Town.

Keyham

Suburb

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Keyham is a Victorian-built area of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It was built to provide dense cheap housing just outside the wall of HM Dockyard Devonport for the thousands of civilian workmen.

Morice Town

Suburb

Morice Town is a suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It named after Sir William Morice who owned the land at the time that it was being developed for housing for the employees in the Dockyard.