Possible Second World War bomb craters, Brookwood, Purleigh (EHER 16088)

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Summary

Three possible small bomb craters appearing as earthworks on RAF photography from 1953.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 8346 0238 (147m by 41m)
Civil Parish	PURLEIGH, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

BOMB CRATER? (Second World War - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Description

Three small possible bomb craters appearing as earthworks on RAF photography. The craters are around 8 metres in diameter and form a single line, each crater being approximately evenly spaced. <1> <2>

Sources

<1> SEX41892 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1953. F22/540/RAF/1074/0188.
<2> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.

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Old SMR Number: TL80SW

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