Padstow Coastal Gun Battery
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Padstow Coastal Gun Battery was built in the summer of 1940 at the northern end of the Bodmin Stop Line to defend against a German invasion of Britain. It utilised an old military site first established during the War of American Independence north of Padstow overlooking the Camel Estuary and known as Gun Point. Padstow is a port on the north Cornish coast.
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Padstow Gun Battery
United Kingdom, United Kingdom,
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Location: 50.5466, -4.9346, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
12 places
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Cornish Rebellion of 1497 ⓘ
popular uprising by the people of Cornwall in the far southwest of Britain -
Battle of Braddock Down ⓘ
1564 battle of the First English Civil War -

Battle of Lostwithiel ⓘ
battle in the First English Civil War (1644) -

Padstow Coastal Gun Battery ⓘ
disused artillery battery in Cornwall, United Kingdom -

Par Coastal Gun Battery ⓘ
disused artillery battery in Cornwall, United Kingdom -

Bodmin District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Corwall, UK -

St Austel Restormel Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Cornwall, UK -
Tintagel Castle ⓘ
castle in Cornwall, England, UK

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Restormel Castle ⓘ
castle, now ruinous, north of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, UK

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RAF Davidstow Moor ⓘ
former military airfield in Cornwall, England, UK
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Davidstow Moor RAF Memorial Museum ⓘ
museum in Camelford, England, UK
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Cornwall At War Museum ⓘ
museum in Camelford, England, UK
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1496 | Cornish Rebellion of 1497 | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Braddock Down | battle, Cavalier, Roundhead | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Battle of Lostwithiel | Cavalier, Roundhead, battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | HMCS Regina | corvette, Flower-class corvette | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-65 | U-boat, Type UB III submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-1021 | Type VII C/41 submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-400 | Type VIIC submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Padstow Coastal Gun Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Par Coastal Gun Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Bodmin District Council Emergency Centre | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | St Austel Restormel Borough Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Restormel Borough Council | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Tintagel Castle | local authority museum, English Heritage, ruins, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1100 | Restormel Castle | English Heritage, local authority museum, castle | Wikidata |
| site | military base | 1942 | RAF Davidstow Moor | Royal Air Force station, military museum, Royal Air Force, air base | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2003 | Davidstow Moor RAF Memorial Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2008 | Cornwall At War Museum | military museum | Wikidata |