152:
144:
136:
652:
31:
128:
197:
The village of
Widemouth Bay itself is a much more recent development, consisting mainly of bungalows built during the twentieth century. As well as a number of hotels, there are several cafes on and around the beach as well as a pub and shops on the hill above the bay. Widemouth Bay has a small
386:. Construction was begun in 1962 and finished during 1963. The building was specifically constructed to withstand nuclear attack, having numerous specialised features including an air filtration system, five-ton blast doors, and backup power supply systems allowing it to operate as an
677:
426:
702:
Artistic video essay on
Widemouth Bay by Richard Broomhall entitled "Scribbling between protons". It reflects on the submarine cables which make landfall at Widemouth
548:
222:
lifeguards. Several surfing schools operate on the beach because it has relatively gentle, easy to ride waves but on the other hand there can be big waves.
189:. This stretch of coast is steeped in the smuggling history of times before, and not far south of Widemouth Bay can be found many little inlets and coves.
696:
709:
620:
594:
199:
370:
763:
576:
421:
334:
413:
246:; it has the same (gently sloping) hill-top location; wide, sandy beach; pounding Atlantic surf; and significantly the same
95:
758:
522:
67:
697:
Channel 4 News: "Spying, the seaside, sub-sea cables - and
Rudyard Kipling" - which includes a report from Widemouth Bay
682:
506:
114:
74:
303:
81:
52:
48:
768:
151:
748:
434:
472:
63:
624:
598:
178:
753:
390:. The majority of the building is constructed below ground, as is common with many blast-resistant
17:
41:
383:
364:
88:
8:
387:
352:
299:
691:
447:
358:
502:
410:
163:
672:
657:
430:
417:
282:
239:
553:
215:
175:
257:
from Wales would use
Widemouth as a port (in the most basic sense), unloading
742:
724:
711:
667:
247:
235:
231:
143:
135:
311:
262:
250:
185:, England, United Kingdom. It is about 3 miles (5 km) south of
30:
328:
314:
installation allows data sent on these cables to be intercepted by
182:
127:
266:
211:
686:
391:
346:
278:
254:
577:"How a Cornish Seaside Resort Keeps Digital Britain Connected"
546:
701:
549:"Friendly Fire: How GCHQ Monitors Germany, Israel and the EU"
340:
322:
270:
243:
171:
315:
258:
219:
186:
274:
265:; sloops would take back to Wales Cornish wares such as
307:
155:
The Church of Our Lady and St Anne (Church of
England)
540:
647:
621:"BBC - Domesday Reloaded: B.T.REPEATER STATION CONT"
423:
List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel
310:
with other parts of the world. The proximity to the
547:Poitras, Rosenbach & Stark (20 December 2013).
55:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
293:
740:
595:"BBC - Domesday Reloaded: B.T.REPEATER STATION"
253:cliffs. Another significant connection is that
202:, located on the landward side of the village.
411:Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)
574:
692:Widemouth Bay surf information and live cam
298:The gentle beaches in the bay are also the
230:Widemouth Bay is visually very similar to
373:(USA, UK and Spain - due to go live 2022)
115:Learn how and when to remove this message
676:) is being considered for deletion. See
150:
142:
134:
126:
741:
496:
288:
343:(USA and France - last used in 2002)
53:adding citations to reliable sources
24:
377:
13:
764:Science and technology in Cornwall
218:and is patrolled in the summer by
14:
780:
680:to help reach a consensus. ›
643:
575:Teresa Cottam (21 January 2021).
650:
29:
294:Submarine communications cables
40:needs additional citations for
613:
587:
568:
515:
490:
465:
440:
404:
1:
665:
501:. Dubai: AA. pp. 16–20.
397:
205:
435:Cornish Language Partnership
225:
7:
759:Seaside resorts in Cornwall
131:Widemouth Bay in the summer
10:
785:
448:"Widemouth Bay - Cornwall"
382:The repeater station is a
192:
15:
497:Wills, D (October 2016).
477:Information-britain.co.uk
210:The beach is popular for
174:and small village on the
678:templates for discussion
318:. These cables include:
18:HMS Widemouth Bay (K615)
452:Thisisnorthcornwall.com
361:(Europe India Gateway)
200:Our Lady and St Anne's
167:
156:
148:
140:
132:
473:"Information Britain"
384:cable landing station
154:
146:
138:
130:
769:Villages in Cornwall
367:(UK and west Africa)
49:improve this article
749:Beaches of Cornwall
721: /
388:autonomous building
429:2013-05-15 at the
416:2013-05-15 at the
289:Telecommunications
157:
149:
141:
133:
16:For the ship, see
125:
124:
117:
99:
776:
754:Bays of Cornwall
736:
735:
733:
732:
731:
726:
725:50.790°N 4.555°W
722:
719:
718:
717:
714:
660:
655:
654:
653:
637:
636:
634:
632:
627:on 13 March 2012
623:. Archived from
617:
611:
610:
608:
606:
601:on 13 March 2012
597:. Archived from
591:
585:
584:
572:
566:
565:
563:
561:
544:
538:
537:
535:
533:
519:
513:
512:
494:
488:
487:
485:
483:
469:
463:
462:
460:
458:
444:
438:
408:
378:Repeater station
349:(USA and Europe)
304:submarine cables
120:
113:
109:
106:
100:
98:
57:
33:
25:
784:
783:
779:
778:
777:
775:
774:
773:
739:
738:
729:
727:
723:
720:
715:
712:
710:
708:
707:
681:
658:Cornwall portal
656:
651:
649:
646:
641:
640:
630:
628:
619:
618:
614:
604:
602:
593:
592:
588:
573:
569:
559:
557:
545:
541:
531:
529:
523:"Widemouth Bay"
521:
520:
516:
509:
495:
491:
481:
479:
471:
470:
466:
456:
454:
446:
445:
441:
431:Wayback Machine
418:Wayback Machine
409:
405:
400:
380:
331:(Canada and UK)
296:
291:
283:Cornish pasties
240:Bristol Channel
228:
208:
195:
121:
110:
104:
101:
64:"Widemouth Bay"
58:
56:
46:
34:
21:
12:
11:
5:
782:
772:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
730:50.790; -4.555
705:
704:
699:
694:
689:
662:
661:
645:
644:External links
642:
639:
638:
612:
586:
567:
554:Spiegel Online
539:
514:
507:
489:
464:
439:
402:
401:
399:
396:
379:
376:
375:
374:
368:
362:
356:
350:
344:
338:
332:
326:
306:that link the
300:landing points
295:
292:
290:
287:
227:
224:
207:
204:
194:
191:
123:
122:
105:September 2018
37:
35:
28:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
781:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
746:
744:
737:
734:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
684:
683:Widemouth Bay
679:
675:
674:
669:
664:
663:
659:
648:
626:
622:
616:
600:
596:
590:
582:
581:Omnisperience
578:
571:
556:
555:
550:
543:
528:
524:
518:
510:
508:9780749577681
504:
500:
499:Tiny Churches
493:
478:
474:
468:
453:
449:
443:
436:
432:
428:
425:
424:
419:
415:
412:
407:
403:
395:
393:
389:
385:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
320:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
249:
248:carboniferous
245:
241:
237:
236:Ogmore-by-Sea
233:
223:
221:
217:
213:
203:
201:
190:
188:
184:
180:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
160:Widemouth Bay
153:
145:
137:
129:
119:
116:
108:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
69:
66: –
65:
61:
60:Find sources:
54:
50:
44:
43:
38:This article
36:
32:
27:
26:
23:
19:
706:
671:
629:. Retrieved
625:the original
615:
603:. Retrieved
599:the original
589:
580:
570:
558:. Retrieved
552:
542:
530:. Retrieved
526:
517:
498:
492:
480:. Retrieved
476:
467:
455:. Retrieved
451:
442:
422:
406:
381:
371:Grace Hopper
325:(USA and UK)
297:
232:Southerndown
229:
209:
196:
170:) is a bay,
168:Porth an Men
159:
158:
147:Facing south
139:Facing north
111:
102:
92:
85:
78:
71:
59:
47:Please help
42:verification
39:
22:
728: /
666:‹ The
631:13 November
605:13 November
532:8 September
457:8 September
238:across the
743:Categories
713:50°47′24″N
482:9 November
398:References
206:Activities
75:newspapers
716:4°33′18″W
527:Bbc.co.uk
312:GCHQ Bude
302:for many
281:and even
263:limestone
251:sandstone
226:Geography
668:template
427:Archived
420: :
414:Archived
329:CANTAT-1
216:swimming
198:church,
183:Cornwall
176:Atlantic
670:below (
560:18 June
392:bunkers
267:granite
212:surfing
193:Village
164:Cornish
89:scholar
687:Curlie
673:Curlie
505:
347:TAT-14
335:Apollo
279:copper
255:sloops
91:
84:
77:
70:
62:
365:GLO-1
355:(USA)
341:TAT-8
337:(USA)
323:TAT-3
271:slate
244:Wales
179:coast
172:beach
96:JSTOR
82:books
633:2013
607:2013
562:2014
534:2018
503:ISBN
484:2017
459:2018
353:AC-2
316:GCHQ
261:and
259:coal
234:and
220:RNLI
214:and
187:Bude
68:news
685:at
359:EIG
275:tin
242:in
181:of
51:by
745::
579:.
551:.
525:.
475:.
450:.
433:.
394:.
308:UK
285:.
277:,
273:,
269:,
166::
635:.
609:.
583:.
564:.
536:.
511:.
486:.
461:.
437:.
162:(
118:)
112:(
107:)
103:(
93:·
86:·
79:·
72:·
45:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
