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| Name: | Polish resettlement camp, Sick Quarters, Sowters Lane, Burton on the Wolds |
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| HER Ref: | MLE20978 |
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| Parish: | Burton on the Wolds, Charnwood, Leicestershire |
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| Grid Reference: | SK 5991 2104 |
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| Map: | Coming soon |
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Monument Types
- STANTON SHELTER (World War II, World War II - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- ROYAL AIR FORCE CAMP (World War II, World War II to Mid 20th Century - 1942 AD? to 1948 AD?)
- RESETTLEMENT CAMP (Mid 20th Century - 1948 AD? to 1960 AD?)
Summary
Area created to house Polish WW2 refugees. This site housed the sick quarters. Buildings appear to survive on the 2011 aerial photographs.
Additional Information
The sites were converted from accommodation sites for the aerodrome.
Information from 'http://www.hoap.co.uk/who/burton06.htm', accessed 16/09/2013.
Polish Resettlement Camp sites at Burton are MLE20967-MLE20978.
<1> 2020, Pillbox Study Group (Digital archive). SLE6354.
SK59972092 - "Stanton Shelter."
SK60022088 - "Stanton Shelter."
SK59862119 - "Stanton Shelter. Shown on the 1970 1:2500 OS map."
SK59902114 - "Stanton Shelter. Shown on the 1970 1:2500 OS map."
Sources
| <1> | Digital archive: 2020. Pillbox Study Group. |
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