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Nazeing Decoy is a World War II air defence installation located in Essex, England. The site comprises a decoy airfield constructed during the Second World War to draw enemy bombing away from genuine military airfields in the region. Such decoys, known as Starfish sites, employed lights and dummy structures to simulate active airfields during night bombing raids. The installation represents an important example of passive air defence strategy employed by British forces between 1940 and 1945 to protect operational air bases from German attack.
World War II bombing decoy Nazeing is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020391. View the official record →
Nazeing Decoy is a World War II air defence installation located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020391.
World War II bombing decoy Nazeing 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 1020391.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Obelisk 325m NW of Cobbin Pond (3.9 km), The Temple, Temple Hill, Warlies Park (4.4 km), Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Factory (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of World War II bombing decoy Nazeing's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
World War II bombing decoy Nazeing stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.