ROC Post Bleadon
ROC Post Bleadon is a bunker in Bleadon, North Somerset, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. ROC Post Bleadon is situated nearby to Bleadon Hill Golf Course, as well as near the forest Hay Wood.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Bunker
- Also known as: “Bleadon Royal Observer Corps Post”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Peter & St Paul, Bleadon and Purn Hill.
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Bleadon
Church
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Peter and St Paul dominates the village of Bleadon, Somerset, England. It was built in the 14th century, being restored and the chancel shortened in the mid 19th century. Church of St Peter & St Paul, Bleadon is situated 3,500 feet south of ROC Post Bleadon.
Purn Hill
Grassland
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Purn Hill is a 6.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Bleadon, Somerset, notified in 1990. The site is a small promontory of Carboniferous Limestone projecting southward from the main Mendip ridge. Purn Hill is situated 1 mile southwest of ROC Post Bleadon.
Queens Arms
Pub
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queens Arms is a pub, which is situated 3,300 feet southwest of ROC Post Bleadon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bleadon and Hutton.
Bleadon
Hamlet
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bleadon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is about 4 miles south of Weston-super-Mare and, according to the 2021 census, has a population of 1,149.
Hutton
Village
Photo: Peter Barrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hutton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish, which has a population of 2,582, is within the unitary authority of North Somerset and located on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, close to Weston-super-Mare.
Locking
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Locking is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is a predominantly quiet residential area of North Somerset, 3.5 miles south east of the town of Weston-super-Mare. Locking is situated 1½ miles northeast of ROC Post Bleadon.
ROC Post Bleadon
- Categories: building, ruins, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Bleadon, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.31637° or 51° 18′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.94089° or 2° 56′ 27″ westInception
1959Open location code
9C3V8385+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 915191770OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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