GCHQ Scarborough

GCHQ Scarborough is a satellite ground station located on Moor, on the outskirts of in , England, operated by the British signals intelligence service.
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Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: British signals intelligence station
  • Also known as: “CSOS Irton Moor” and “Government Communications Headquarters”
  • Address: Scarborough, YO12 5TQ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scarborough Sixth Form College and Scarborough Hospital.

College
is located on the outskirts of , North Yorkshire, England. is situated 4,200 feet northeast of GCHQ Scarborough.

Hospital
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, formerly Scarborough General Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in , , England. It is run by the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. is situated 1¼ miles north of GCHQ Scarborough.

School
St Augustine's Catholic School is a co-educational secondary school located in , , . The school is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough. is situated 4,100 feet northeast of GCHQ Scarborough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falsgrave and Throxenby.

Suburb
Photo: Alan Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of in , England. The settlement pre-dates the Domesday Book survey and was the manor which Scarborough belonged to.

Suburb
is a suburb of , in , England. Historically the settlement of was a hamlet, separated from Scarborough by countryside.

Village
and Scalby is a civil parish in , England. formed by the smaller southern area of and the larger, northern, area of . From 1974 to 2023 it was in Scarborough district. It has the status of a town council. is situated 2 miles north of GCHQ Scarborough.

GCHQ Scarborough

Latitude
54.26698° or 54° 16′ 1″ north
Longitude
-0.44628° or 0° 26′ 47″ west
Open location code
9C6X7H83+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 188914574
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q16891577
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“GCHQ Scarborough” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Irton Mount and Irton Moor.

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