Jodrell Bank

American  

[jod-ruhl] / ˈdʒɒd rəl /

noun

1. site of a radio astronomy observatory Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories in NE Cheshire, England, that operates a 250-foot (76-meter) radio telescope.

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Jodrell Bank British  

/ ˈdʒɒdrəl /

noun

1. an astronomical observatory in NW England, in Cheshire: radio telescope with a steerable parabolic dish, 75 m (250 ft) in diameter

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Jodrell Bank

What is Jodrell Bank Observatory and what does it do?

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Twenty-eight jobs are at risk at the Jodrell Bank site in Cheshire, but its closure would also affect the work of nearly 3,000 scientists who use it in their research.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Prof Simon Garrington, associate director of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, told BBC News that everyone at Jodrell Bank was "devastated" by the decision.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The UK's largest radio telescope - the Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire - is being turned into a light and sound show.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2022

The Manchester telescope, more generally known as Jodrell Bank, had also tracked probes.

From The Egyptian Cat Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)