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Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm

England
List entry 1020982
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020982
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.51 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 57130 71785
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm is a Second World War anti-aircraft defensive installation located in Cheshire. The battery comprises the physical remains of gun emplacements and associated structures constructed to provide air defence during the 1939–1945 conflict. Such installations were positioned strategically across the English landscape to protect against German air attack, particularly during the intensive bombing campaigns of the middle war years. The site represents the material evidence of Britain's home defence preparations and the widespread militarisation of the civilian landscape during the Second World War.

Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020982. View the official record →

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What is Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm?

Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm is a Second World War anti-aircraft defensive installation located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020982.

Who is responsible for protecting Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm?

Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post 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 1020982.

What other scheduled monuments are near Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 70m east of Fishpool Lane Farm (4.8 km), Bowl barrow 30m south-west of Fishpool Lane Farm (4.8 km), Bowl barrow 120m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm (4.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 70m east of Fishpool Lane Farm
4.8 km
Bowl barrow 30m south-west of Fishpool Lane Farm
4.8 km
Bowl barrow 120m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm
4.8 km
Bowl barrow 140m south-east of Fishpool Lane Farm
4.9 km
Bowl barrow 300m WSW of Fishpool Lane Farm
4.9 km
Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill Farm
5.8 km
High Billinge bowl barrow
5.9 km
Cross base at Salterswall on the road junction 150m WNW of Westholme Farm
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm

Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at Norley 365m south east of Finger Post Farm

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~9 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~12 milesBattle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~14 milesBattle of Blore Heath (1459)Battle (1459) · ~24.5 miles
Domesday entry for Eddisbury, Cheshire →
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