WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery
WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery is a bunker in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery is situated nearby to the golf course Falmouth Golf Club, as well as near Arthur’s Beach (Sunny Cove).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swanpool and Penmere railway station.
Swanpool
Lagoon
Swanpool is a small coastal saline lagoon with a shingle bar, separating it from the beach of the same name. The South West Coast Path crosses the bar. Swanpool is situated 2,900 feet north of WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery.
Penmere railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penmere railway station serves the northern part of Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It is on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth Docks. The station is managed by, and the trains operated by, Great Western Railway. Penmere railway station is situated 1 mile north of WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery.
Gyllyngvase
Beach
Photo: Konrad Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gyllyngvase is one of the four beaches associated with Falmouth, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, and is west of Pendennis Castle. It is to the south of Falmouth town centre, but was an essentially rural area as recently as the late 19th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bareppa and Budock Water.
Bareppa
Hamlet
Bareppa is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, three miles southwest of Falmouth. It is in the civil parish of Mawnan.
Budock Water
Village
Budock Water is a village and former manor in the civil parish of Budock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated two miles west of Falmouth.
Mawnan Smith
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mawnan Smith is a village in the civil parish of Mawnan in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles south of Falmouth. Mawnan Smith is situated 2 miles southwest of WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery.
WW2 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Battery
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.13505° or 50° 8′ 6″ northLongitude
-5.08028° or 5° 4′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C2P4WP9+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 922911024OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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