Monument record MDO30438 - Bovington Camp, military training camp, Wool

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Summary

Bovington Camp has been a training camp since 1916 and is the home of the Armoured Forces of the British Army. Buildings dating to the First and Second World Wars which have since been demolished were mapped from historic aerial photographs during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

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Full Description

Bovington Camp has been a training camp since 1916 and is the home of the Armoured Forces of the British Army . Buildings dating to the First and Second World Wars which have since been demolished were mapped from historic aerial photographs during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project (1-5). Other features plotted included slit trenches and drainage systems associated with removed buildings (MDO30439) and possible air-raid shelters (MDO30440).


<1> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3066-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13253.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2108 4503-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13260.

<3> Royal Air Force, 20-FEB-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1179 3067-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13269.

<4> 01-JAN-1918, SY8389/2 JXG 14217/21 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13262.

<5> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5066-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13259.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3066-7.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2108 4503-4.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-FEB-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1179 3067-8.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: 01-JAN-1918. SY8389/2 JXG 14217/21.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5066-7.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 83025 88878 (1801m by 1469m) (1157 map features)
Map sheet SY88NW
Civil Parish East Stoke; Dorset
Civil Parish Wool; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 8 2019 10:41AM

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