Droitwich Transmitting Station
The Droitwich transmitting station is a large broadcasting facility for long-wave and medium-wave transmissions, established in 1934 in the civil parish of Dodderhill, just outside the village of Wychbold, near Droitwich in Worcestershire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Furfur, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Michael and Hanbury Hall.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael is situated 3,400 feet north of Droitwich Transmitting Station.
Hanbury Hall
Photo: Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hanbury Hall is a large 18th-century stately home standing in parkland at Hanbury, Worcestershire. The main range has two storeys and is built of red brick in the Queen Anne style. Hanbury Hall is situated 2 miles southeast of Droitwich Transmitting Station.
Grafton Manor
Manor estate
Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grafton Manor was established before the Norman Conquest. Grafton means "settlement at or near the wood" and may indicate a role in woodland management within a larger estate, for instance. Grafton Manor is situated 2 miles north of Droitwich Transmitting Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wychbold and Upton Warren.
Wychbold
Village
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wychbold is a village in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire. The village is situated on the A38 between Droitwich Spa and Bromsgrove, and by Junction 5 of the M5 motorway.
Upton Warren
Village
Photo: Mike Dodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upton Warren is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district, in Worcestershire, England. The village is situated just off the A38 road between Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa, and on the River Salwarpe.
Stoke Prior
Village
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke Prior is a village in the civil parish of Stoke in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire. The parish includes the settlement of Stoke Wharf and hamlet of Woodgate, along with neighbouring Stoke Heath.
Droitwich Transmitting Station
- Type: Industry
- Description: transmitting station
- Category: transmitter station
- Location: Dodderhill, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.29625° or 52° 17′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.10606° or 2° 6′ 22″ westOperator
ArqivaOpen location code
9C4V7VWV+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 166703661OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q1740207
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In Other Languages
From French to Slovenian—“Droitwich Transmitting Station” goes by many names.
- French: “Émetteur de Droitwich”
- German: “Sender Droitwich”
- Slovenian: “oddajna postaja Droitwich”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wychbold Hill and St Mary de Wyche.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Droitwich Transmitting Station”. Photo: Furfur, Public domain.