Wn 51 Melone

Wn 51 Melone is a historic site in Longues-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Normandy. Wn 51 Melone is situated nearby to the historic site Wn 51 - Languste, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Le chaos.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Longues-sur-Mer battery and Église Saint-Laurent de Marigny.

Longues-sur-Mer battery

Historic site

Photo: Lsorin, Public domain.

The Longues-sur-Mer battery is a World War II German coastal artillery battery approximately 1 km north of the village of Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy, France. Longues-sur-Mer battery is situated 1¼ km east of Wn 51 Melone.

Église Saint-Laurent de Marigny

Ruins

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Église Saint-Laurent de Marigny is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ km south of Wn 51 Melone.

Longues Abbey

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Longues Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Longues-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France. It was founded in 1168 by Hugh Wac, of a family that owned Rubercy and other lands in the Cotentin, and was generously supported by gifts from the English and Norman nobility, and from King Henry II. Longues Abbey is situated 1½ km southeast of Wn 51 Melone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marigny and Longues-sur-Mer.

Marigny

Hamlet

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Marigny is a hamlet.

Longues-sur-Mer

Village

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Longues-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandie region in northwestern France. The Longues-sur-Mer battery is nearby, part of the Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications.