Rudloe Manor

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Rudloe Manor is a historic estate in Wiltshire, England, best known for its role as a key Royal Air Force command and communications site, particularly during and after the Second World War.

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Rudloe Manor canonical 1
Rudloe Manor house 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic estate
administrativeCounty Wiltshire
associatedWith Royal Air Force Bomber Command
surface form: RAF Bomber Command

RAF Coastal Command
Royal Air Force Fighter Command
surface form: RAF Fighter Command

No. 10 Group RAF
surface form: RAF No. 10 Group

No. 11 Group RAF
surface form: RAF No. 11 Group

RAF Rudloe Manor
RAF Signals Command
surface form: RAF Signals units

RAF Transport Command
RAF Signals Command
surface form: RAF communications units

underground bunkers at Box and Corsham
country United Kingdom
eraOfConstruction medieval period
governedBy Wiltshire Council
surface form: Wiltshire Council (local authority)
hasFeature access to underground facilities
ancillary military buildings
manor house building
hasFunction communications centre
military command site
operations centre
hasNameOrigin Rudloe (local area name)
hasType RAF station headquarters
military communications site
hasUse air defence coordination
command and control centre
signals intelligence support
heritageStatus historic building
knownFor RAF command role in World War II
RAF communications role during the Cold War
association with secret underground military sites
locatedIn England
Wiltshire
locatedNear Bath
Corsham, Wiltshire
surface form: Corsham
near Box Hill
Corsham underground complex
notablePeriod World War II
surface form: Second World War

post-Second World War
partOf RAF Rudloe Manor
surface form: RAF Rudloe Manor station complex
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
strategicRole air operations coordination in western England
communications hub for RAF commands
usedBy Air Ministry
British Armed Forces
Royal Air Force
usedDuringConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

No. 10 Group RAF garrison Rudloe Manor
RAF Rudloe Manor hasPart Rudloe Manor
this entity surface form: Rudloe Manor house