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Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate

England
List entry 1019550
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019550
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.34 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 89870 88879
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate is a Second World War defensive installation located in Essex. The site represents one of numerous anti-aircraft gun positions established across England during the 1940s to protect against enemy air attack. Such positions typically comprised gun emplacements, ammunition storage, and ancillary structures arranged to provide effective coverage of the surrounding airspace. The gunsite survives as a scheduled monument, preserving evidence of Britain's civil and military defence infrastructure during the war years.

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019550. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate?

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate is a Second World War defensive installation located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019550.

Who is responsible for protecting Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate?

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate 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 1019550.

What other scheduled monuments are near Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium (1.4 km), Prittlewell Priory (2.7 km), Rochford Hall (uninhabited portions) (3.2 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium
1.4 km
Prittlewell Priory
2.7 km
Rochford Hall (uninhabited portions)
3.2 km
Southchurch Hall moated site
3.4 km
Defended prehistoric settlement at Shoeburyness, known as the Danish Camp
5.9 km
Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle)
6.2 km
Cold War defence boom, Pig's Bay, Shoeburyness
6.6 km
World War II caisson, West Knock sandbank, Shoebury Ness
6.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate

RochesterRoman town · ~15.9 milesColchesterRoman town · ~23.4 milesCanterburyRoman town · ~24.7 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~10.6 miles
Domesday entry for Shopland, Essex →
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