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Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages

England
List entry 1019848
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019848
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.52 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 33553 73253
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages, is a Second World War defensive installation located in Cheshire. The site comprises the remains of a heavy anti-aircraft gun emplacement constructed during the 1939–1945 conflict as part of Britain's air defence network. Such installations were positioned to protect strategic locations and industrial areas from aerial attack by enemy aircraft. The gunsite represents the archaeological evidence of Britain's home defence preparations and the material culture of wartime military operations in the region.

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019848. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages?

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages, is a Second World War defensive installation located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019848.

Who is responsible for protecting Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages?

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages 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 1019848.

What other scheduled monuments are near Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shotwick Hall moated site (1.2 km), Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains (3 km), Kelsterton Brewery (6.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Shotwick Hall moated site
1.2 km
Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains
3 km
Kelsterton Brewery
Post Medieval/Modern · Industrial building6.4 km
Castell Ewloe
Medieval · Castle7.4 km
Trueman's Hill motte
Medieval · Motte and Bailey7.6 km
The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden
Post Medieval/Modern · Lock Up7.8 km
Hawarden Castle
Medieval · Castle8.1 km
Green Lane Farm Moated Site
Medieval · Moated Site9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~9.9 milesBattle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~20.7 miles
Domesday entry for Puddington, Cheshire →
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