WW2 Pillbox
WW2 Pillbox is a historic site in Looe, South Cornwall, England. WW2 Pillbox is situated nearby to the sports venue tennis courts, as well as near the ruins The Monks‘ House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Looe Island and Banjo Pier.
Looe Island
Island
Photo: Pyrotek, Public domain.
Looe Island nature reserve, also known as St George's Island, and historically St Michael's Island is a small island nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe off Cornwall, England.
Banjo Pier
Lighthouse
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A Banjo Pier is a pier in the shape of a banjo. The most notable example is probably the Banjo Pier in Looe, Cornwall, England, as it was the first and thus the prototype for many others around the world. Banjo Pier is situated 2,200 feet north of WW2 Pillbox.
Old Guildhall, Looe
Museum
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Guildhall is a municipal building in Higher Market Street in Looe, Cornwall, England. The structure, which is currently used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building. Old Guildhall, Looe is situated 2,900 feet north of WW2 Pillbox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Looe and Plaidy.
Plaidy
Suburb
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plaidy is an eastern suburb of Looe, Cornwall, England, UK. Plaidy Beach is a sandy beach and Millendreath Beach is at its eastern end. The writer Eleanor Hibbert lived near Plaidy Beach during World War II and used it as the basis for one of her pen names, Jean Plaidy.
Millendreath
Locality
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Millendreath is a hamlet in the parish of St Martin-by-Looe, Cornwall, England, situated two miles east of the town of Looe. A station was to be built at Millendreath as part of the proposed St Germans & Looe Railway in the late 1930s, but the railway was abandoned without the station having been built.
WW2 Pillbox
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Looe, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.34507° or 50° 20′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.45295° or 4° 27′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C2Q8GWW+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 988859640OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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