Central Government War Headquarters

underground complex in Wiltshire, England

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Turnstile, Site 3, Peripheral, Subterfuge, Corsham, Chanticleer, Burlington, Stockwell  site, alternative seat of government, underground infrastructure system, underground city, United Kingdom

• Freebase entry^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@
• Subterranea 2 article^@
• Subterranea 19 article^@
• Subterranea 22 article^@
• Subterranea 33 article^@

Location: 51.42, -2.22, ///tightest.bleaching.crumbles, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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0500-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Badon

0878-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Chippenham

0577-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Deorham

0878-05-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Edington

1643-07-05T00:00:00Z

Battle of Lansdowne

1469-03-29T00:00:00Z

Battle of Nibley Green

1643-07-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of Roundway Down

0715-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Woden's Burg

0592-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Woden's Burg

1645-09-10T00:00:00Z

Siege of Bristol

1326-11-03T00:00:00Z

Siege of Bristol

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea 2 article@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea 19 article@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea 22 article@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea 33 article@			Wikidata
conflict	500	Battle of Badon	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	878	Battle of Chippenham	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	577	Battle of Deorham	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	878	Battle of Edington	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Lansdowne	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1469	Battle of Nibley Green	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Roundway Down	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	715	Battle of Woden's Burg	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	592	Battle of Woden's Burg	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1645	Siege of Bristol	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1326	Siege of Bristol	siege, google		Wikidata
vessel	1996	Matthew	ship replica, museum ship, caravel, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
vessel		SS Great Britain	steamship, independent museum, passenger vessel, museum ship, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
bunker		Bedminster Sub Control	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker	1950	Brislington Regional War Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Central Government War Headquarters	alternative seat of government, underground infrastructure system, underground city, google		Wikidata
bunker		Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		RAF Rudloe Manor	Royal Air Force station, air base, bunker, google		Wikidata
castle	1383	Farleigh Hungerford Castle	independent museum, house museum, quadrangular castle, tripadvisor, google		Wikidata
castle		Nunney Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
museum	1956	REME Museum	regimental museum, independent museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2010	Gpo exchange burlington			Wikimedia