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title: Menwith Hill Listening Station
author: Matt Crypto
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20141/menwith-hill-listening-station/
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updated: 2025-03-04
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# Menwith Hill Listening Station

_Authored by Matt Crypto_

## Image File

[![Menwith Hill Listening Station](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20141.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20141.png)

## Image Caption

The UK-US military intelligence listening station at RAF Menwith Hill in Yorkshire, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/). The satellite ground station is used to intercept communications and warn of missile attacks. The site was built in the mid-1950s and is still in use.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crypto, M. (2025, March 04). Menwith Hill Listening Station. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20141/menwith-hill-listening-station/>
### Chicago
Crypto, Matt. "Menwith Hill Listening Station." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 04, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20141/menwith-hill-listening-station/>.
### MLA
Crypto, Matt. "Menwith Hill Listening Station." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20141/menwith-hill-listening-station/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Menwith-hill-radomes.jpg) by [**Matt Crypto**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Menwith-hill-radomes.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 March 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.