EAW000956 ENGLAND (1946). Chicksands Priory at RAF Chicksands and environs, Chicksands, from the north-east, 1946
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| Title | [EAW000956] Chicksands Priory at RAF Chicksands and environs, Chicksands, from the north-east, 1946 |
| Reference | EAW000956 |
| Date | 28-May-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CHICKSANDS |
| Parish | CAMPTON AND CHICKSANDS |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 512339, 239428 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.36188682924934, 52.041433126279 |
| National Grid Reference | TL123394 |
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 AIR RAID SHELTER: e70575 |
 Matt Aldred edob.mattaldred.com |
Friday 8th of March 2024 02:00:50 PM |
| Chicksands Priory was a 12th century Gilbertine Priory & was sold to the War Office in 1938. For more details, see www.army.mod.uk/intelligence/32259.aspx and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Chicksands. |
 melgibbs |
Monday 6th of October 2014 10:33:21 AM |
User Comment Contributions
RAF Chicksands was one of the "Y Stations" during WW2 intercepting enemy radio messages and passing them on to Bletchley Park. |
melgibbs |
Thursday 26th of February 2015 06:26:57 PM |