Monument record MCC4991 - Wormingford WWII Airfield - No.4 Dispersed Site, Fordham

Summary

Ancillary site associated with the WWII airfield.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9406 3022 (180m by 279m)
Map sheet TL93SW
Civil Parish FORDHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX
Civil Parish WORMINGFORD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

1996: No.4 Dispersed site associated with the WWII airfield; no longer extant.<1><2> Aerial photos <3><4>.

March 2006: An Air Ministry plan of Wormingford Airfield and its Dispersed Sites dated May 1945, shows Dispersed Site No. 4 as having 44 buildings and other structures.<5>

This site, on the S. side of Packards Lane, has been completely cleared and is now open fields.

See also <6> & <7>.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Bowyer, Michael J. 1979. Action Stations: Military Airfields of East Anglia Vol.1.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Thorpe, Simon. 1996. Military Airfields in Essex during WWII.
  • <3> AP: unknown. 1944. US-7PH-GP-LOC186-5045.
  • <4> AP: Essex County Council. 1990. 30-4703, 30-4704, 30-4705.
  • <5> Map: Air Ministry. 1945. Wormingford Record Site Plan. May 1945.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 1. Volume 1.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007. SURVEY OF WORLD WAR TWO DEFENCES IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. VOLUME 2. Volume 2.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Jun 16 2020 3:32PM

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