Foundations of WW2 POW camp (for Italians)

Foundations of WW2 POW camp (for Italians) is a ruins in Strensall with Towthorpe, York, England. Foundations of WW2 POW camp (for Italians) is situated nearby to St Wilfrid’s Garrison Church, as well as near the military installation Queen Elizabeth Barracks.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queen Elizabeth Barracks and Strensall Library.

Queen Elizabeth Barracks

Military installation

Photo: Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Queen Elizabeth Barracks is a British Army installation in Strensall, North Yorkshire, England. It opened in the 1880s, and since 2016, it has been under threat of closure, but was reprieved in 2024. Queen Elizabeth Barracks is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Foundations of WW2 POW camp (for Italians).

Strensall Library

Library

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Strensall Library is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Foundations of WW2 POW camp (for Italians).

Strensall Common

Heath

Strensall Common is 1,430 acres of common land to the east of the village of Strensall, in the City of York, England. The land is recognised as an SSSI and a Special Area of Conservation, with much of it being owned and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, which has a rifle range on its southern edge. Strensall Common is situated 1 mile east of Foundations of WW2 POW camp (for Italians).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strensall and Towthorpe.

Strensall

Village

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Strensall is a village in the Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby.

Towthorpe

Hamlet

Photo: Stuart and Fiona Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Towthorpe is a hamlet in Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies between Huntington and Strensall about 5 miles north of York.

Earswick

Village

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Earswick is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies between Huntington and Strensall about 4 miles north of York. Earswick is situated 2 miles southwest of Foundations of WW2 POW camp (for Italians).

Foundations of WW2 POW camp (for Italians)

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Strensall with Towthorpe, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.03109° or 54° 1′ 52″ north

Longitude

-1.02859° or 1° 1′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C6W2XJC+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 686167693

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Wilfrid’s Garrison Church and Strensall Post Office.

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