Site of Second World War Dispersed Site No. 1, Matching Green Airfield, near Fairlands (EHER 16591)

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Summary

Now destroyed. Ancillary site associated with the Second World War airfield. It is no longer extant and noted during a 1996 survey.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 5597 1158 (211m by 277m)
Civil Parish	ABBESS BEAUCHAMP AND BERNERS RODING, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX

Type and Period

DISPERSED SITE (Second World War - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

1996. Field survey. No. 1 Dispersed site associated with the WWII airfield. It is no longer extant. <1> - <3> Aerial photos. <4> <5>

Sources

<1> SEX59887 Bibliographic reference: Bowyer, M.J.F.. 1979. Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of East Anglia Volume 1.
<2> SEX59861 Report: Thorpe, S.. 1996. Military Airfields in Essex During World War Two.
<3> SEX10000 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1945. Record Site Plan Drawing No. 1861/45, 1862/45.
<4> SEX60827 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1960. 22-136, 22-137, 22-139.
<5> SEX60829 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1990. 12-5746, 12-5747, 12-5748.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Second World War military airfield, Matching Green (Monument) (EHER 16586)

Related Events (1)

Field Survey: Comparative survey by Essex County Council of military airfields in Essex during World War Two, 1996 (Ref: Thorpe 96) (EEX52889)

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