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Monument record TR 23 NW 497 - Folkestone nodal point
Summary
During the Second World War British anti-invasion plans identified a number of places as 'nodal points' - places that would be defended in the event of invasion. Folkeston was one such place. It would have been defended by anti-tank ditches, pillboxes, road-bloacks and other obstructions.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2332 3604 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR23NW |
| Civil Parish | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
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Folkestone. Nodal point.
During the Second World War British anti-invasion plans identified a number of places as 'nodal points' - places that would be defended in the event of invasion. Folkestone was one such place. It would have been defended by anti-tank ditches, pillboxes, road-bloacks and other obstructions.
<1> War Office, 1941, 12 Corps Plan to Defeat Invasion (Unpublished document). SKE32030.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE32030 Unpublished document: War Office. 1941. 12 Corps Plan to Defeat Invasion.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 7 2017 3:17PM