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Bletchley Park

British

/ ˈblɛtʃlɪ /

noun

the Buckinghamshire estate which was the centre of British code-breaking operations during World War II

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The address is due to be delivered from Bletchley Park, the agency's original wartime home.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"Did I really contribute that much? People think so much of the people that worked at Bletchley Park," said Kath.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

The same year she celebrated her 100th birthday at Bletchley Park with a party.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

Ruth Bourne, 98, who worked at the wartime code-breaking base in Bletchley Park, Bucks, will be taking part in the commemorations.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

Bletchley Park, the U.K.’s secret code-breaking center, was staffed with hundreds of mathematicians, linguists, and professors, and it had dedicated units that could solve Abwehr Enigma with pencil and paper alone.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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