Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test Site
Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test Site is an archaeological site in Kingwater, Cumberland, England. Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test Site is situated nearby to Spadeadam Forest, as well as near the village Gilsland.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RAF Spadeadam.
RAF Spadeadam
Military installation
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RAF Spadeadam is a Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England, close to the border with Northumberland. It is the home of the 9,000 acre electronic warfare tactics range, making it the largest RAF base in the United Kingdom. RAF Spadeadam is situated 2 miles east of Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Banks.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 4 miles southeast of Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test Site.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 5 miles southwest of Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test Site.
Churnsike Lodge
Locality
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churnsike Lodge is an early Victorian hunting lodge situated in the parish of Greystead, west Northumberland, England. Constructed in 1850 by the Charlton family, descendants of the noted Border Reivers family of the English Middle March, the lodge formed part of the extensive Hesleyside estate, located some 10 miles from Hesleyside Hall itself. Churnsike Lodge is situated 5 miles northeast of Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test Site.
Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test Site
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kingwater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.04004° or 55° 2′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.6319° or 2° 37′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C7V29R9+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 475883734OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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