Drill Shed West
Drill Shed West is a hangar in Torpoint, Cornwall, England. Drill Shed West is situated nearby to the military installation HMS Raleigh Parade Ground, as well as near the hospital HMS Raleigh Medical Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Raleigh and HMNB Devonport.
HMS Raleigh
Military installation
Photo: John Readman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HMS Raleigh is a stone frigate, serving as the basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is spread over several square miles, and has damage control simulators and fire-fighting training facilities, as well as a permanently moored training ship, the former HMS Brecon. HMS Raleigh is situated 1,500 feet east of Drill Shed West.
HMNB Devonport
Military installation
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 miles northeast of Drill Shed West.
Trematon Castle
Castle
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trematon Castle is situated near Saltash in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was the caput of the feudal barony of Trematon. It is similar in style to the later Restormel Castle, with a 12th-century keep. Trematon Castle is situated 2 miles north of Drill Shed West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St John and Antony.
St John
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John is a coastal civil parish and a village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 3 miles south of Saltash and 1.5 miles south-west of Torpoint.
Antony
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Antony is a village and coastal civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula about three miles west of Torpoint and has a shop, a pub and a garage. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 438.
Antony Passage
Hamlet
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antony Passage is a hamlet in south-east Cornwall, England, UK. It stands beside the tidal section of the River Lynher on the opposite bank to Antony village. Antony Passage is situated 1½ miles north of Drill Shed West.
Drill Shed West
- Type: Hangar
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Torpoint, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.37142° or 50° 22′ 17″ northLongitude
-4.22404° or 4° 13′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C2Q9QCG+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 166020216OpenStreetMap feature
building=hangar
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