Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters

British Cold War command centre in Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Battle of Badon ⓘ
  Battle in medieval England

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  Battle of Deorham ⓘ
  battle in 577 between West Saxons and Celtic Britons, culturally separating Wales from Cornwall

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  Battle of Chippenham ⓘ
  878 battle between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

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  Battle of Edington ⓘ
  878 decisive battle between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings

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  Battle of Sherston ⓘ
  1016 battle of Cnut's invasion of England

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  Battle of Porthskewed ⓘ
  1065 battle

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  Siege of Bristol ⓘ
  1326 military action in England

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  Battle of Nibley Green ⓘ
  1469 battle

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  Battle of Lansdowne ⓘ
  1643 battle of the First English Civil War

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  Siege of Bristol ⓘ
  1645 siege that took place during the First English Civil War

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  Bristol Blitz ⓘ
  German bombing raids on Bristol, England in 1940 and 1941

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  Bath Blitz ⓘ
  air raids on Bath, Somerset, during WWII

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK

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  Portbury Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, 180m north-west of Springfield Cottage ⓘ
  artillery battery in Portbury, Somerset, United Kingdom

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  Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK

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  Bedminster Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Bristol, UK

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  Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Central Government War Headquarters ⓘ
  underground complex in Wiltshire, England

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  Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  RAF Rudloe Manor ⓘ
  former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England

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  Thornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Gloucestershire

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  Bristol War Room ⓘ
  regional war room in Bristol, England, UK

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  Caldicot Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  Nunney Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Somerset, England, UK  

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  Thornbury Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom  

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  Berkeley Castle ⓘ
  castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK  

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  Farleigh Hungerford Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK  

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878 Battle of Edington

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1469 Battle of Nibley Green

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1645 Siege of Bristol

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1940 — 1941 Bristol Blitz

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1942 Bath Blitz

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1950 Bristol War Room

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1067 Berkeley Castle

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1383 Farleigh Hungerford Castle

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	500	Battle of Badon	King Arthur, Anglo-Saxons, battle, Ambrosius Aurelianus, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	577	Battle of Deorham	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	878	Battle of Chippenham	Great Heathen Army, Kingdom of Wessex, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	878	Battle of Edington	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Great Heathen Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1016	Battle of Sherston	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Denmark	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1065	Battle of Porthskewed	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Siege of Bristol	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1469	Battle of Nibley Green	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Lansdowne	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Bristol	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Bristol Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Bath Blitz	Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-49	U-boat, Type UC II submarine	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1910	Bristol Aeroplane Company	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1625	Francis Baylie	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1772	Hilhouse	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1814	Green Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1980	Abels Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1845	Charles Hill & Sons	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Portbury Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, 180m north-west of Springfield Cottage	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bedminster Sub Control	Bristol City Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Central Government War Headquarters	alternative seat of government, underground infrastructure system, underground city	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		RAF Rudloe Manor	Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force, air base, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Thornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker	1950	Bristol War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldicot Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Nunney Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Thornbury Castle	country house hotel, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Berkeley Castle	history museum, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1383	Farleigh Hungerford Castle	independent museum, historic house museum, English Heritage, quadrangular castle	Wikidata