Long Drove Pillbox
Long Drove Pillbox is a bunker in Swaffham Prior, East Cambridgeshire, England. Long Drove Pillbox is situated nearby to the hamlet Chittering, as well as near the nature reserve Wicken Fen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Upware and Denny Abbey.
Upware
Residential area
Upware is a village in Wicken civil parish, part of East Cambridgeshire, England, lying on the east bank of the River Cam. Upware is situated 3,900 feet east of Long Drove Pillbox.
Denny Abbey
Museum
Photo: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Denny Abbey is a former abbey near Waterbeach, about 6 miles north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. It is now the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey. Denny Abbey is situated 2½ miles west of Long Drove Pillbox.
Wicken Fen
Nature reserve
Photo: Dr Border, Public domain.
Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve, and a Nature Conservation Review site. Wicken Fen is situated 2 miles east of Long Drove Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chittering and Wicken.
Chittering
Hamlet
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chittering is a hamlet about 8 miles north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. For administrative purposes it is part of the parish of Waterbeach. Chittering is situated 2 miles west of Long Drove Pillbox.
Wicken
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wicken is a village near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, England. The village is on the edge of The Fens, 10 miles north east of Cambridge and 5 miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve. Wicken is situated 2½ miles east of Long Drove Pillbox.
Waterbeach
Village
Waterbeach is a village 6 miles north of Cambridge on the edge of The Fens, in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It was designated a "new town" in 2018. Waterbeach is situated 3½ miles southwest of Long Drove Pillbox.
Long Drove Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Swaffham Prior, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.30652° or 52° 18′ 24″ northLongitude
0.23661° or 0° 14′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9F42864P+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 391913096OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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