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This site is a World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control building located 265 metres north east of Ashridge Farm in Somerset. The building dates to the Second World War period and served a dual defensive purpose, operating both as a control centre for anti-aircraft rocket operations and as a facility for managing decoy installations designed to misdirect enemy bombing raids. Its designation as an ancient monument reflects the growing recognition of World War II military structures as significant heritage assets documenting Britain's wartime defensive infrastructure. The site represents the technological and operational responses developed during the war to counter aerial bombardment threats to the home front.
World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control building 265m north east of Ashridge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020994. View the official record →
This site is a World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control building located 265 metres north east of Ashridge Farm in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020994.
World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control building 265m north east of Ashridge 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 1020994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement on Stoke Moor (7.2 km), Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane (7.7 km), Westbury village cross (8 km).
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