Monument record MCC4992 - Wormingford WWII Airfield - No.5 Dispersed Site, Fordham

Summary

Ancillary site associated with the WWII airfield.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9413 2995 (179m by 276m)
Map sheet TL92NW
Civil Parish FORDHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

1996: 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, show Dispersed Site No.5 as having 43 buildings and other structures.<5>

This site, some 400 yards S. 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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 Unpublished document: Nash, Fred. 2007.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 3:33PM

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