Pillbox

Pillbox is a bunker in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England. Pillbox is situated near the bowling alley Hollywood Bowl, as well as near the park Coy Pond Gardens.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Branksome railway station and St Aldhelm’s Church, Poole.

Branksome railway station

Railway station

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Branksome railway station serves the Branksome and Branksome Park areas of Poole in Dorset, England. It is on the South West Main Line near milepost 1103⁄4 from London. Branksome railway station is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Pillbox.

St Aldhelm's Church is a Grade II* listed Gothic Revival Anglican church in the Branksome area of Poole, Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Aldhelm, the abbot of Malmesbury Abbey who became first Bishop of Sherborne in the early 8th century. St Aldhelm’s Church, Poole is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Pillbox.

Bournemouth Traincare Depot

Photo: Peter Kazmierczak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bournemouth Traincare Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Bournemouth, South West England. The depot is situated on a spur off the South West Main Line and is to the east of Branksome station. The depot code is BM. Bournemouth Traincare Depot is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Pillbox.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Branksome and Westbourne.

Branksome

Suburb

Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Branksome is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The area consists of residential properties and also a number of commercial and industrial areas.

Westbourne

Suburb

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westbourne is a residential and shopping area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It is located in between Branksome, Poole and the centre of Bournemouth, just off the A338.

Penn Hill

Suburb

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penn Hill is a suburb and electoral ward of Poole in Dorset, England, bordering on Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Lilliput and Parkstone. It is effectively part of Parkstone.

Pillbox

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.72897° or 50° 43′ 44″ north

Longitude

-1.91364° or 1° 54′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C2WP3HP+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 696152920

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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Highlights: Hollywood Bowl and Coy Pond Gardens.

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