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| HER Number: | MDV48840 |
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| Name: | Dispersed WAAF Accommodation Site, Winkleigh Airfield |
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Summary
At the Women's Auxilairy Air Force (WAAF) Site 7, two buildings and nine concrete bases remain.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 635 092 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS60NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Winkleigh |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WINKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/23
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DISPERSED SITE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, 3G/TUD/UK/159/5184 (Aerial Photograph). SDV337267.
Small group of military buildings shown Map object based on this Source.
Horner, W., 1996, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV344515.
RAF Winkleigh dispersed site. There is a small group of accommodation huts on the Royal Air Force aerial photography at SS635092. Two huts are still recorded on the Devon County Council mapbase.
ACE Archaeology Club, 1999, Winkleigh Airfield Survey (Un-published). SDV20447.
The survey of Winkleigh Airfield by ACE Archeaology Club in 1999 compared the 1945 plan with surviving structures. At the Women's Auxilairy Air Force (WAAF) Site 7, two buildings and nine concrete bases remain.
ACE Archaeology Club, 2008, Winkleigh Airfield, 9 (Report - Survey). SDV359876.
Site 7. Included airwomens barrack blocks. It appears, however, that WAAFs and navy women personnel were never accommodated on the aerodrome; all were billeted out. See report for more information on individual sites and buildings.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20447 | Un-published: ACE Archaeology Club. 1999. Winkleigh Airfield Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV337267 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. 3G/TUD/UK/159/5184. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344515 | Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1996. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet. |
| SDV359876 | Report - Survey: ACE Archaeology Club. 2008. Winkleigh Airfield. ACE Archaeology. Digital. 9. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV67863 | Parent of: Air Raid Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed WAAF Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV76681 | Parent of: Air Raid Shelter, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed WAAF Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV67860 | Parent of: Airwomen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Site (Monument) |
| MDV76667 | Parent of: Airwomen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Site (Monument) |
| MDV76676 | Parent of: Airwomen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Site (Monument) |
| MDV76677 | Parent of: Airwomen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Site (Monument) |
| MDV76678 | Parent of: Airwomen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Site (Monument) |
| MDV76679 | Parent of: Airwomen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Site (Monument) |
| MDV76680 | Parent of: Airwomen's Barrack Block, Winkleigh Airfield Dispersed Site (Monument) |
| MDV67682 | Parent of: Brick Bunker and Blast Wall Adjacent to Carpark at Hartland Point (Monument) |
| MDV67862 | Parent of: Picket Post, Winkleigh Airfield WAAF Dispersed Accommodation Site (Monument) |
| MDV67861 | Parent of: Winkleigh Airfield WAAF Ablution Block (Monument) |
| MDV46535 | Related to: Winkleigh Airfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7124 - Survey of Winkleigh Airfield (Ref: 1999)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2016 11:19AM |
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