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Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm

England
List entry 1020666
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020666
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.99 hectares
Grid reference
SD8091728387
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy is a scheduled ancient monument located near Heights Farm in Lancashire. The site represents one of the defensive measures employed during the Second World War, when decoy installations were constructed across Britain to divert German bombing raids away from genuine military and industrial targets. The decoy was positioned at 390 metres north of Heights Farm on high ground that would have made it visible from the air. Such installations typically comprised arrangements of lights, fires, or dummy structures designed to simulate active airfields or other strategic sites during night-time air raids.

Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020666. View the official record →

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What is Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm?

Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy is a scheduled ancient monument located near Heights Farm in Lancashire.

Who is responsible for protecting Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm?

Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020666.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hapton Castle (3.7 km), Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position (4 km), Warren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy Farm (4.4 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hapton Castle
3.7 km
Spigot mortar (Blacker Bombard) position
4 km
Warren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy Farm
4.4 km
Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street
4.9 km
Ice house at Towneley Hall
5 km
Ightenhill Manor (site of)
5.7 km
Higher Mill, Helmshore
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm

Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~25 miles
Domesday entry for Huncoat, Cheshire →
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