EAW000958 ENGLAND (1946). Chicksands Priory at RAF Chicksands and environs, Chicksands, from the east, 1946
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| Title | [EAW000958] Chicksands Priory at RAF Chicksands and environs, Chicksands, from the east, 1946 |
| Reference | EAW000958 |
| Date | 28-May-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CHICKSANDS |
| Parish | CAMPTON AND CHICKSANDS |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 512235, 239361 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.36342467371898, 52.040851997359 |
| National Grid Reference | TL122394 |
Pins
 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 10:34:56 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 06:28:09 PM |