Monument record 4699/1 - Ashton Searchlight Battery
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Summary
Former WWII searchlight battery identified from documentary sources and as cropmarks on aerial photographs
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
{1} DX015 Ashton. One of 8 S/Ls, ’Killer Zone cluster sites in SW Northants. 7 with convertible MGRs (6 in Northants); many others are mentioned by name but without a grid reference. As yet I have been unable to find a list of all of the sites in the area, as the files for the batteries in the area are unavailable.
{2} Describes arrival of 323 S/L Battery RA to take over this S/L late Aug 1941, along with 8 others in Northants/ Warwicks. Site described as DX 015 Ashton at MGR 83/223707.
WO166/3082 64 S/L Bty RA 39-41: 64th (Essex) S/L Regt to man 72 lights. 441 Battery to take over following cluster sites from the 72nd SL Regt forming part of an Indicator Zone - included Pury End, Ashton & Stony Stratford within DX01 Area.
<1> Armishaw A., 2001, War Diary of 318 Searchlight Battery: June 1940 - December 1941, (unchecked) (Letter). SNN101894.
<2> Armishaw A., 1939-1941, WO 166/3150 318 S/L Bty RA June 1940-Dec 1941, (unchecked) (Document). SNN101764.
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Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (10)
- Parent of: Anti-aircraft battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/6)
- Parent of: Anti-aircraft battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/3)
- Parent of: Anti-aircraft battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/4)
- Parent of: Anti-aircraft battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/5)
- Parent of: Anti-aircraft battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/1)
- Parent of: Anti-aircraft battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/7)
- Parent of: Anti-aircraft battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/10)
- Parent of: Anti-aircraft battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/9)
- Parent of: Possible anti-aircraft battery (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/8)
- Parent of: Possible building (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4699/1/2)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 77256 51001 (169m by 186m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROADE, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 9 2019 11:19AM
