Blue Streak Rocket Test Site
Blue Streak Rocket Test Site is an archaeological site in Kingwater, Cumberland, England. Blue Streak Rocket Test Site is situated nearby to Spadeadam Forest, as well as near the archaeological site W1 Blue Streak Missile Silo Prototype.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 1 mile southeast of Blue Streak Rocket Test Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Churnsike Lodge and Gilsland.
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 3 miles northeast of Blue Streak Rocket Test Site.
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 5 miles south of Blue Streak Rocket Test Site.
Blackpool Gate
Hamlet
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackpool Gate is a settlement in the civil parish of Bewcastle, which is in the district of the Cumberland in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. Blackpool Gate is situated 6 miles west of Blue Streak Rocket Test Site.
Blue Streak Rocket 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
55.06174° or 55° 3′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.59455° or 2° 35′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7V3C64+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 475883735OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Spadeadam Forest and W1 Blue Streak Missile Silo Prototype.
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