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Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm

England
List entry 1020549
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020549
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.21 hectares
Grid reference
SE 93395 21133
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450 metres north east of Mere Farm is a Second World War defensive installation located in Lincolnshire. The site dates from the period of 1939 to 1945 and represents the substantial investment in anti-aircraft defences undertaken by Britain during the war years. Heavy anti-aircraft gunsites of this type were typically equipped with guns of larger calibre, positioned strategically to defend against enemy aircraft operations. The site forms part of the wider pattern of wartime military infrastructure distributed across the East Midlands, a region of considerable industrial and strategic importance during the Second World War.

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020549. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm?

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450 metres north east of Mere Farm is a Second World War defensive installation located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020549.

Who is responsible for protecting Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm?

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere 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 1020549.

What other scheduled monuments are near Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Winteringham Roman settlement (1.4 km), Bronze Age bowl barrow, Anglo-Saxon settlement and medieval manorial settlement (2.9 km), Ferriby sluice (4.1 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

Old Winteringham Roman settlement
1.4 km
Bronze Age bowl barrow, Anglo-Saxon settlement and medieval manorial settlement
2.9 km
Ferriby sluice
4.1 km
Julian's Bower turf cut maze
5.4 km
Countess Close moated site
5.4 km
Roman villa immediately west of Horkstow Hall
5.5 km
Site of Jacobean manor house and gardens immediately west and south of St Maurice's Church
6.2 km
Earthwork remains of St Bartholomew's Church, High Risby
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm

Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~24.9 miles
Domesday entry for Winteringham, Lincolnshire →
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