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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
artillery battery, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 53.5064, -3.0616, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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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
  • 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  
  • Fort Perch Rock ⓘ
    grade II* listed fort in New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK  
  • U-534 ⓘ
    1942 Type IXC/40 submarine
  • HMS Bronington ⓘ
    1953 Ton-class minesweeper
  • Grange Cavern Military Museum ⓘ
    museum in Nr Hollywell, Wales, UK
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1167Battle of Prestatyn CastlebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1213Battle of Holywell CastlebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1644Siege of Lathom HouseRoundhead, Cavalier, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1644Battle of OrmskirkbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1645Siege of Lathom HousesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1651Battle of Wigan Lanebattle, Commonwealth of England, CavalierWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1940Liverpool BlitzUnited Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    organisationarms industry1828Cammell Lairdshipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle constructionWikidata
    organisationarms industry2007BAE Systems Military Air & Informationarms industry, businessWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding companyLaird Brothersshipbuilding companyWikidata
    siteartillery batteryHeavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farmanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryHeavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottagesanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    siteartillery battery1875Seaforth Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery battery1906Crosby Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    sitebunkerBirkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency CentreWirral Metropolitan Borough Council, civil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerBootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd SiteMerseyside County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerEllesmere Port Emergency CentreCheshire West and Chester, civil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerLiverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Sitecivil defense center, Merseyside County CouncilWikidata
    sitebunkerSouthport Dukes House bunkerbunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerSouthport Merseyside County Standby Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Merseyside County CouncilWikidata
    sitebunkerSouthport Sefton Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Merseyside County CouncilWikidata
    sitecastle1277Flint Castlethe Crown, Cadw, archaeological site, castleWikidata
    sitefort1825Fort Perch RockfortWikidata
    sitemuseumU-534preserved watercraft, U-boat, museum ship, KriegsmarineWikidata
    sitemuseum1954HMS Broningtonpreserved watercraft, museum ship, minesweeper, Royal NavyWikidata
    sitemuseum1979Grange Cavern Military Museummilitary museumWikidata
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