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Building record TQ 66 NE 197 - RAF Second World War camp site 5, Ashenbank Wood, Cobham, Kent
Summary
Second World War dispersed accommodation camp site 5 in Ashenbank Wood, Cobham. One of 5 camps, it was established in late 1940/41 for the RAF air field to the north at Thong Lane. Its situation removed personnel from the graeter risk of air bombardment if quartered at the air field itself. After brief use by the Royal Navy in 1945, the site was used as accommodation for the homeless. After 1954, the huts were removed and the site returned to nature. Traces of the spaces occupied by huts may be seen, as well as tarmac roads and three surviving air raid shelters.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6757 6936 (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). SKE14071.
Victor Smith, 01/01/99, 'The Camps at Ashenbank Wood' in Historic Gravesham, 1999. (Bibliographic reference). Ske14071.
Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit, 2002, Cobham Park I: Level-2 Survey - Gazetteer of Sites (Unpublished document). SKE17816.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SKE14071 Bibliographic reference: Victor Smith. 01/01/99. 'The Camps at Ashenbank Wood' in Historic Gravesham, 1999..
- --- SKE14071 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- --- SKE17816 Unpublished document: Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit. 2002.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