Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills

The Royal Gunpowder Mills are a former industrial site in , England. It was one of three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the United Kingdom. Waltham Abbey is the only site to have survived virtually intact.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: military museum in Essex, England, UK
  • Address: Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cheshunt railway station and Lee Valley White Water Centre.

Railway station
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Cheshunt is an interchange station for London Overground and Greater Anglia services on the Lea Valley lines, located in in the . is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills.

Sports venue
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is a white-water slalom centre in the , in the , . It was constructed to host the canoe slalom events of the London 2012 Olympic Games. is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills.

Church
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The Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross and St Lawrence, also known as Waltham Abbey or , is the parish church of the town of , , England. is situated 3,800 feet south of Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waltham Abbey and Cheshunt.

Suburb
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is a suburban town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of , within the metropolitan and urban area of , England, 13.5 miles of .

Town
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is a town in the , in , England. It lies within the London commuter belt approximately 13 miles north of , on the and Lee Navigation, bordering the .

Town
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is a town in the , , England, located 12 miles north of central London. In the south-eastern corner of Hertfordshire, it borders to the north, to the east, and to the south.

Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills

Latitude
51.69764° or 51° 41′ 52″ north
Longitude
-0.00761° or 0° 0′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C3XMXXR+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1308016557
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7966594
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In Other Languages

From Hebrew to Portuguese—“Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “מפעלי אבק השרפה המלכותיים מנזר ואלתהאם”
  • Portuguese: “Royal Gunpowder Mills”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Burning Ground and Cornmill Meadows.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Guncotton Stove No. 2 (98A) and Tetryl Building (U10).

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Worth a closer look: Colchester and Chelmsford.

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