Monument record MDO30658 - Second World War allotments, Puddletown

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Summary

Three areas of Second World War allotments are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s in the southern area of Puddletown. The allotments are located within an area the majority of which has now been built over.

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Three areas of Second World War allotments are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s in the southern area of Puddletown. The allotments are located within an area the majority of which has now been built over. (1) Areas were given over to cultivation during the Second World War as part of the "Dig for Victory" campaign. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2018 4062-3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7568 9422 (315m by 131m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY79SE
Civil Parish Puddletown; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 26 2014 4:14PM

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