Bofors gun emplacement and attached pillbox
Bofors gun emplacement and attached pillbox is a heritage site in Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley District, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Bofors gun emplacement and attached pillbox is situated nearby to the garden QEII Diamond Jubilee, as well as near School Lane Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include School Lane Bridge and Preston England Temple.
School Lane Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
School Lane Bridge is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Bofors gun emplacement and attached pillbox.
Preston England Temple
Church
Photo: Andy Munzer, CC BY 2.0.
The Preston England Temple is the 52nd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple is located in the town of Chorley, 10 miles south of Preston, in Lancashire, England. Preston England Temple is situated 3,600 feet south of Bofors gun emplacement and attached pillbox.
Shaw Hill
Hotel
Photo: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shaw Hill is an 18th-century country house in Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire, England, standing in 192 acres of parkland some 3 miles north of Chorley. The estate is now the Shaw Hill Hotel, Golf Club and Country Club. Shaw Hill is situated 1,800 feet west of Bofors gun emplacement and attached pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whittle-le-Woods and Astley Village.
Whittle-le-Woods
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whittle-le-Woods is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,434.
Astley Village
Hamlet
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Astley Village is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, covering a suburb of Chorley. According to the 2011 census, its population was 3,005.
Chorley
Photo: jim walton, CC BY 3.0.
Chorley is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Pennine Moors. Chorley describes itself as "Lancashire's Market Town". The markets take place most days, and continue to attract shoppers from around the local area.
Bofors gun emplacement and attached pillbox
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: heritage site, tourism, bunker, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.68228° or 53° 40′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.63355° or 2° 38′ 1″ westInception
1941Height
3.9 feet (1.2 metres)Open location code
9C5VM9J8+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 826578391OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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