WW2 RAF Cleave Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Training Site
WW2 RAF Cleave Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Training Site is a historic site in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. WW2 RAF Cleave Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Training Site is situated nearby to the military installation GCHQ Bude, as well as near the historic site WW2 Domestic Site for RAF Cleave (remains of).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include GCHQ Bude and Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow.
GCHQ Bude
Military installation
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
GCHQ Bude, also known as GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation Station Morwenstow, abbreviated to GCHQ CSO Morwenstow, is a UK Government satellite ground station and eavesdropping centre located on the north Cornwall coast at Cleave Camp, between the small villages of Morwenstow and Coombe. GCHQ Bude is situated 680 feet south of WW2 RAF Cleave Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Training Site.
Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow
Church
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The Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist is the parish church of Morwenstow, north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the most northerly parish in Cornwall. Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow is situated 1½ miles north of WW2 RAF Cleave Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Training Site.
Penstowe Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: John Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penstowe Castle, also called Kilkhampton Castle, was a medieval fortification built near Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, possibly during the years of the civil war in the 12th century known as the Anarchy. Penstowe Castle is situated 2½ miles east of WW2 RAF Cleave Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Training Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coombe and Woodford.
Coombe
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coombe is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Combe is situated in the civil parish of Morwenstow three miles north of Bude. Most houses in the settlement are owned by the Landmark Trust.
Woodford
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodford is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located southeast of Morwenstow, northwest of Kilkhampton and north of Flexbury.
Stibb
Hamlet
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stibb is a hamlet near Bude in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Stibb lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Stibb is situated 2 miles southeast of WW2 RAF Cleave Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Training Site.
WW2 RAF Cleave Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Training Site
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Morwenstow, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.88737° or 50° 53′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.55265° or 4° 33′ 10″ westOperator
RAFOpen location code
9C2QVCPW+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 969256118OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW2 Domestic Site for RAF Cleave (remains of) and WW2 M105 Lower Sharpnose Point Chain Home Low Radar Station (remains of).
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