Monument record MDO42337 - Second World War military camp, Maiden Newton

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Summary

The site of a Second World War military camp is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the northeast of Maiden Newton between the village and the Wiltshire Somerset and Weymouth Railway. The site was digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valleys AIM project.

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The site of a Second World War military camp is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the northeast of Maiden Newton between the village and the Wiltshire Somerset and Weymouth Railway [1]. The site which comprised at least 40 temporary buildings was digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valleys AIM project. The structures have been removed and much of the site is now built over [2].

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4383-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2017. Google Earth 2017.

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Location

Grid reference SY 5990 9789 (point) (42 map features)
Map sheet SY59NE
Civil Parish Maiden Newton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 069 062
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 141261

Record last edited

May 6 2020 6:21PM

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