Battle of Britain Bunker
The Battle of Britain Bunker is an underground operations room at RAF Uxbridge, formerly used by No. 11 Group Fighter Command during the Second World War.Photo: Danielstirland, CC0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Air Force Sports Ground and Hillingdon House.
Royal Air Force Sports Ground
The Royal Air Force Sports Ground is a cricket ground in Uxbridge, situated behind RAF Uxbridge. The ground also goes by the name of Vine Lane, a nearby main road. Royal Air Force Sports Ground is situated 1,200 feet east of Battle of Britain Bunker.Hillingdon House
Building
Photo: Harrison49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hillingdon House is a Grade II listed mansion in Hillingdon, Greater London. The original house was built in 1717 as a hunting lodge for the Duke of Schomberg. Hillingdon House is situated 880 feet north of Battle of Britain Bunker.
Hillingdon Court
Park
Photo: Missy Atko, CC BY 2.0.
Hillingdon Court is a Grade II listed mansion in Hillingdon, within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Originally built in 1858 as the family home of the Mills family, the mansion has formed part of the ACS Hillingdon International School since 1978. Hillingdon Court is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Battle of Britain Bunker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillingdon and Uxbridge.
Hillingdon
Suburb
Photo: Missy Atko, CC BY 2.0.
Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge.
Uxbridge
Town
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uxbridge is a suburban town in west London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon, 15.4 miles northwest of Charing Cross.
Cowley
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowley is a village contiguous with the town of Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. A largely suburban village with 16 listed buildings, Cowley is 15.4 miles west of Charing Cross, bordered to the west by Uxbridge Moor in the Green Belt and the River Colne, forming the border with Buckinghamshire.
Battle of Britain Bunker
- Type: Bunker
- Description: Royal Air Force WWII operations room
- Categories: military museum, building, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Hillingdon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.54048° or 51° 32′ 26″ northLongitude
-0.46464° or 0° 27′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C3XGGRP+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 165902158OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q4870554
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Portuguese—“Battle of Britain Bunker” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قبو معركة بريطانيا”
- French: “bunker de la bataille d’Angleterre”
- French: “Bunker de la bataille d’Angleterre”
- German: “Battle of Britain Bunker”
- Hebrew: “בונקר הקרב על בריטניה”
- Irish: “Battle of Britain Bunker”
- Portuguese: “Bunker da Batalha da Grã-Bretanha”
- Portuguese: “Bunker da Batalha de Inglaterra”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge and Visitor Centre.
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