Monument record TR 16 SW 97 - Second World War road-block on a track in Church Wood, Blean

Summary

There was a Second World War roadblock on a track in Church Wood, crossing the Dover, Canterbury, Whitstable Stop Line.

Location

Grid reference TR 1220 6009 (point)
Map sheet TR16SW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish ST COSMUS AND ST DAMIAN IN THE BLEAN, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

There was a roadblock on a track crossing the Dover, Canterbury, Whitstable Stop Line, which followed the eastern edge of Church Wood, locally. It was roadblock No. 6 in lists of such sites made at the end of 1940. It was clearly part of the stop-line defences. It is not clear whether any trace survives. It falls a little within the wood, and may have been in the line of a barrier composed of felled trees (see separate entry), which is known to have crossed the wood.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : Unknown
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43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). SKE15245.

43 Division General Staff, 01/01/40, War Diary 43 Division General Staff (Unpublished document). Ske15245.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff.
  • --- Unpublished document: 43 Division General Staff. 01/01/40. War Diary 43 Division General Staff.

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Record last edited

Jan 27 2012 1:54PM