TR 16 SW 92 - Second World War Army occupation of Britton Court Farm, Tyler Hill, Hackington

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Building record TR 16 SW 92 - Second World War Army occupation of Britton Court Farm, Tyler Hill, Hackington

Summary

In mid March 1941 some military unit were in occupation of Britton Court Farm - perhaps as a campsite.

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Grid reference	TR 1439 6185 (point)
Map sheet	TR16SW
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	HACKINGTON, CANTERBURY, KENT

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MILITARY CAMP (Modern - 1941 AD? to 1941 AD?)

Full Description

In mid March 1941 some military unit, occupying Britton Court Farm, reqested a water supply of the Bridge-Blean Rural District Council. Presumably this was a camp. Immediate post-war aerial photographs show numerous odd, perhaps military, structures along the northern edge of the woodland in which the farm stands.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
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Bridge Blean Rural District Council, 01/01/39, Bridge Blean Rural District Council War Administration Minute Books (Unpublished document). SKE15411.

Bridge Blean Rural District Council, 01/01/39, Bridge Blean Rural District Council War Administration Minute Books (Unpublished document). Ske15411.

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--- SKE15411 Unpublished document: Bridge Blean Rural District Council. 01/01/39. Bridge Blean Rural District Council War Administration Minute Books.
--- SKE15411 Unpublished document: Bridge Blean Rural District Council. 01/01/39. Bridge Blean Rural District Council War Administration Minute Books.