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Farm Hall, Huntingdonshire

Farm Hall is a mid 18th-century house on West Street, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. The house, then owned by the Secret Service, was used as a bugged detention centre for German nuclear scientists as part of Operation Epsilon, from July 1945 to January 1946. The goal was to determine how close Nazi Germany had been to constructing an atomic bomb by listening to their conversations. It is within the council area of Huntingdonshire (Cambridgeshire).
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1128580.

Place Type: Georgian House
Historic County: Huntingdonshire
Lat, Long: 52.31568,-0.17909891
Grid Reference: TL 2422 7018
Civil Parish: Godmanchester CP
Council Area: Huntingdonshire CA (Cambridgeshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA

GBPN ID: 301779
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Farm_Hall,_Huntingdonshire_301779

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