Crosby Battery
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Crosby Battery, also known as Crosby Point Battery and Fort Crosby, was an artillery battery situated between Crosby and Hightown in Lancashire, United Kingdom. The battery was used for port defence and anti-aircraft defence during WWII. Until 1928 Crosby Battery worked in conjunction with the nearby Seaforth Battery.
1906
Wikidata
United Kingdom, United Kingdom,
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Location: 53.5064, -3.0616, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
23 places
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Battle of Prestatyn Castle ⓘ
battle fought in Denbisghshire in 1167 between invading Normans and the local Welsh Army -

Battle of Holywell Castle ⓘ
battle fought at Flintshire in 1213 between invading Norman forces and local Welsh army -

Siege of Lathom House ⓘ
1645 battle -

Battle of Ormskirk ⓘ
1644 battle in the First English Civil War -

Siege of Lathom House ⓘ
1645 siege -

Battle of Wigan Lane ⓘ
1651 battle -

Liverpool Blitz ⓘ
WWII bombing of Liverpool, England by the Luftwaffe -

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm ⓘ
anti-aircraft mount in Bold, St Helens, England, UK -

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages ⓘ
anti-aircraft mount in Puddington, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK -

Seaforth Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Seaforth, Sefton, England, UK -

Crosby Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Crosby, Sefton, England, UK -

Birkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK -

Bootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd Site ⓘ
civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK -

Ellesmere Port Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK -

Liverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Site ⓘ
civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK -

Southport Dukes House bunker ⓘ
Cold War control bunker in Southport, Lancashire, UK -

Southport Merseyside County Standby Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK -

Southport Sefton Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK -
Flint Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed building in Flint. Castle

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Fort Perch Rock ⓘ
grade II* listed fort in New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

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U-534 ⓘ
1942 Type IXC/40 submarine -

Grange Cavern Military Museum ⓘ
museum in Nr Hollywell, Wales, UK
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1167 | Battle of Prestatyn Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1213 | Battle of Holywell Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Siege of Lathom House | Roundhead, Cavalier, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Battle of Ormskirk | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1645 | Siege of Lathom House | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1651 | Battle of Wigan Lane | battle, Commonwealth of England, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Liverpool Blitz | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1828 | Cammell Laird | shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 2007 | BAE Systems Military Air & Information | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | Laird Brothers | shipbuilding company | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1875 | Seaforth Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1906 | Crosby Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Birkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre | Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Bootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd Site | Merseyside County Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Ellesmere Port Emergency Centre | Cheshire West and Chester, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Liverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Site | civil defense center, Merseyside County Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Southport Dukes House bunker | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Southport Merseyside County Standby Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Merseyside County Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Southport Sefton Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Merseyside County Council | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1277 | Flint Castle | the Crown, Cadw, archaeological site, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1825 | Fort Perch Rock | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | U-534 | preserved watercraft, U-boat, museum ship, Kriegsmarine | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1954 | HMS Bronington | preserved watercraft, museum ship, minesweeper, Royal Navy | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1979 | Grange Cavern Military Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
