WW2 Pillbox
WW2 Pillbox is a bunker in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. WW2 Pillbox is situated nearby to the military installation RAF Cleave gun emplacement, as well as near Wren Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 1,800 feet north of WW2 Pillbox.
Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles north of WW2 Pillbox.
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 Pillbox.
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 1½ miles southeast of WW2 Pillbox.
WW2 Pillbox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Morwenstow, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.88079° or 50° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.55497° or 4° 33′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C2QVCJW+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 969258353OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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