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Building record TQ 66 NE 195 - RAF Second World War camp site 1 in Ashenbank Wood, Cobham
Summary
Second World war dispersed accommodation camp site 1 in Ashenbank Wood, Cobham, one of 5 established in 1940/41 for the RAF airfield to the north at Thong Lane. This location was to safeguard personnel from the greater risk of air bombardment if quartered at the airfield itself. After brief use by the Royal navy in1945, the site was used as accommodatioon for the homeless. After 1954, the huts were removed and the site returned to nature. There are ghosts of building bases and traces of tarmac roads but in other respects the site has been destroyed.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6779 6952 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ66NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| Civil Parish | COBHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Victor Smith, 01/01/99, 'The Camps at Ashenbank Wood' in Historic Gravesham, 1999 (Bibliographic reference). SKE14069.
Victor Smith, 01/01/99, 'The Camps at Ashenbank Wood' in Historic Gravesham, 1999 (Bibliographic reference). Ske14069.
Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit, 2002, Cobham Park I: Level-2 Survey - Gazetteer of Sites (Unpublished document). SKE17816.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SKE14069 Bibliographic reference: Victor Smith. 01/01/99. 'The Camps at Ashenbank Wood' in Historic Gravesham, 1999.
- --- SKE14069 Bibliographic reference: Victor Smith. 01/01/99. 'The Camps at Ashenbank Wood' in Historic Gravesham, 1999.
- --- SKE17816 Unpublished document: Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit. 2002. Cobham Park I: Level-2 Survey - Gazetteer of Sites.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Cobham Hall grounds, Ashenbank Wood and Cobham Woods (EKE12208)
Record last edited
Sep 27 2018 2:25PM