Other places · North East England
Cresswell radar station
In or near Lynemouth.
Cresswell radar station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside Halt · 3.6 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Cresswell radar station, the nearest railway station is Lakeside Halt, which is approximately 3.6 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is NE61 5LG. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for accessibility information.
About
Cresswell radar station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cresswell and Newbiggin Shores SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Northumbria Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cresswell radar station (also known as RAF Cresswell), was a Chain Home Low (later a Chain Home Extra Low) Second World War radar site at Cresswell, in Northumberland, England. The radar site was south of the village of Cresswell on the road towards Lynemouth and each site occupied a different side of the road. The site was opened by early 1940 and was staffed by Royal Air Force personnel from No. 60 Group, who were accommodated at Lynemouth instead of being billeted at the radar site. Cresswell radar site was known to be poorly located as it did not have enough of a significant elevation above sea level to provide sufficient warning of approaching aircraft. Since closure c. 1945, both sites have been demolished and nothing remains of either site.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
At the time of the Munich crisis in October 1938, Britain had eleven radar sites, which were mostly located on the eastern coast. The concern over the rise of Nazi Germany prompted a wider development of the radar system. The site at Cresswell was surveyed in late 1939 and approved in January 1940. Initially equipped with a GL Mk II radar, the deployment of the mobile radar to Cresswell took several weeks, but it was operational by the end of February 1940. Signals picked up at Cresswell were fed into No. 13 Group (RAF) of Fighter Command between 1940 and 1944. However, the station was staffed and maintained from personnel drawn from No. 73 Signals Wing, part of No. 60 Signals Group, which…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.2260, -1.5280
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Cresswell
- Postcode
- NE61 5LG
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1945
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside Halt — 3.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q108782309 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cresswell radar station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cresswell radar station?
- Cresswell radar station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 5LG), in the parish of Cresswell.
- What is Cresswell radar station?
- Cresswell radar station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cresswell radar station?
- The nearest railway station is Lakeside Halt, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE61 5LG.
- When was Cresswell radar station built?
- Built or established in 1945.
- Who owns Cresswell radar station?
- Cresswell radar station is owned by RAF (No. 60 Group).
- Is Cresswell radar station a protected site?
- Yes — Cresswell radar station is part of the Cresswell and Newbiggin Shores SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Cresswell radar station?
- The nearest railway station is Lakeside Halt, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 5LG.