ROTOR
ROTOR was an elaborate air defence radar system built by the British Government in the early 1950s to counter possible attack by Soviet bombers. To get it operational as quickly as possible, it was initially made up primarily of WWII-era systems, notably the original Chain Home radars for the early warning role, and the AMES Type 7 for plotting and interception control.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Bunker
- Description: air defence radar system built by the British Government in the early 1950s
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Andrew and Thundersbarrow Hill.
Thundersbarrow Hill
Peak
Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thundersbarrow Hill is an archaeological site in West Sussex, England. It is on a chalk ridge, aligned north-west to south-east, on the South Downs north of Shoreham-by-Sea.
Bramber Castle
Ruins
Photo: Wenceslaus Hollar, Public domain.
Bramber Castle is the ruins of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, formerly the caput of the large feudal barony of Bramber long held by the Braose family. Bramber Castle is situated 2½ miles west of ROTOR.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edburton and Fulking.
Edburton
Hamlet
Edburton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Upper Beeding, in the Horsham district, in the county of West Sussex, England.
Fulking
Village
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fulking is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The parish lies wholly with the South Downs National Park. The parish is located on the north slopes of the South Downs, five miles to the north-west of Brighton, sandwiched between the Upper Beeding and Poynings parish.
Small Dole
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Small Dole is a village in the Horsham District of West Sussex, in England. It lies on the A2037 road two miles south of Henfield. In the late 1970s the Church of England altered its ecclesiastical parish boundaries, transferring Small Dole from the parish of Upper Beeding to the parish of Henfield.
ROTOR
- Categories: radar network, military radar, building, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Upper Beeding, Horsham District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.88287° or 50° 52′ 58″ northLongitude
-0.26021° or 0° 15′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C2XVPMQ+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 341595776OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q7277424
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