Type FW3/28A Pillbox

Type FW3/28A Pillbox is a bunker in Balcombe, Mid Sussex District, England. Type FW3/28A Pillbox is situated near Pilstye Farmhouse, as well as near the forest Great Bentley Gorses.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pilstye Farmhouse and Ouse Valley Viaduct.

Pilstye Farmhouse

Farm

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pilstye Farmhouse is situated 530 feet north of Type FW3/28A Pillbox.

The Ouse Valley Viaduct carries the Brighton Main Line over the River Ouse in Sussex, England. It is located to the north of Haywards Heath and the south of Balcombe. Ouse Valley Viaduct is situated 1 mile east of Type FW3/28A Pillbox.

Balcombe railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balcombe railway station is a stop on the Brighton Main Line, serving the village of Balcombe, in West Sussex, England. It lies 33 miles 64 chains down the line from London Bridge, via Redhill, and is situated between Three Bridges and Haywards Heath. Balcombe railway station is situated 1¼ miles north of Type FW3/28A Pillbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balcombe and Whitemans Green.

Balcombe

Village

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Balcombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies 31 miles south of London, 16 miles north of Brighton, and 32 miles east-northeast of the county town of Chichester.

Whitemans Green

Village

Whiteman's Green is a place in the north of the large village and civil parish of Cuckfield in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the southern slopes of the Weald, two miles west of Haywards Heath and surrounded on other sides by Cuckfield Rural civil parish. Whitemans Green is situated 1½ miles south of Type FW3/28A Pillbox.

Staplefield

Village

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Staplefield is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, situated 6 kilometres north-west of Haywards Heath on the B2114 road. It is part of Ansty and Staplefield civil parish where the 2011 Census population information is included. Staplefield is situated 2 miles west of Type FW3/28A Pillbox.

Type FW3/28A Pillbox

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Balcombe, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.03925° or 51° 2′ 21″ north

Longitude

-0.13649° or 0° 8′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C3X2VQ7+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 145428659

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Great Bentley Gorses and Sidnye Plantation.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Type FW3/28A Pillbox and Upper Pilstye Cottages.

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