HMS Flying Fox
HMS Flying Fox is a Royal Naval Reserve unit located in Bristol, England. Training over 100 reservists on Thursday evenings in Bristol, Flying Fox serves Bristol, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ashton Gate and Parson Street railway station.
Ashton Gate
Stadium
Photo: SGGH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ashton Gate is a multi-use stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of the Bristol Bears rugby team and the Bristol City football team. Ashton Gate is situated 2,300 feet north of HMS Flying Fox.
Parson Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parson Street railway station serves the western end of Bedminster in Bristol, England. It also serves other surrounding suburbs including Bishopsworth, Ashton Vale and Ashton Gate, along with Bristol City FC. Parson Street railway station is situated 1,900 feet east of HMS Flying Fox.
SS Great Britain
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City. SS Great Britain is situated 1 mile north of HMS Flying Fox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashton Vale and Ashton Gate.
Ashton Vale
Suburb
Ashton Vale is a suburb of Bristol, England, on the south-western edge of the city. The area has a mixture of residential and light industry. Ashton Vale was the home of British Cellophane in the 1980s.
Ashton Gate
Suburb
Ashton Gate is a suburb of Bristol, United Kingdom, in the Southville ward of Bristol City Council. A toll house at the western end of North Street still survives and indicates the origin of the area's name as a gate on the road to Ashton.
Bedminster
Suburb
Photo: Weirdoldhattie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bedminster, colloquially known as Bemmy or Bedmo, is a district of Bristol, England, on the south side of the city. It is also the name of a council ward which includes the central part of the district.
HMS Flying Fox
- Type: Military installation
- Description: Royal Naval Reserve unit in Bristol, England
- Category: naval shore establishment
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.43393° or 51° 26′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.61692° or 2° 37′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3VC9MM+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 195406697OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q5632459
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In Other Languages
From French to Papiamento—“HMS Flying Fox” goes by many names.
- French: “HMS Flying Fox”
- Irish: “HMS Flying Fox”
- Papiamento: “HMS Flying Fox”
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