Monument record MDO46477 - Second World War Military Camp, Charborough Park, Morden

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The remains of a Second World War military camp are visible as earthworks on a 1945 aerial photograph. The features comprise paths and roadways, tent and/or building platforms, and possibly slit trenches. The camp is recorded as having been occupied by the US Army 1557 QM Battalion, reference (AAF-432) in Wartimes.ca. No further details are known. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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The remains of a Second World War military camp are visible as earthworks on a 1945 aerial photograph (RAF). The features comprise paths and roadways, tent and/or building platforms, and possibly slit trenches located within an area of open ground around 300m east of Charborough House. The features are very faded by 1945 and detail is not clear.

The camp is recorded as having been occupied by the US Army 1557 QM Battalion, reference (AAF-432) in Wartimes.ca. No further details are known. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.


Royal Air Force, 05-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA/163 RS 4075 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19933.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council, 2022, 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422 (Machine readable data file). SDO21760.

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RS 4075.
  • ---XY Machine readable data file: Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council. 2022. 2022 AIM Middle Stour HE8422. [Mapped features: #656187 ; #656188 ; #656189 ; #656190 ; #656191 ; #656192 ; #656193 ; #656194 ; #656195 ; #656196 ; #656197 ; #656198 ; #656199 ; #656200 ; #656201 ; #656202 ; #656203 ; #656204 ; #656205 ; #656206 ; #656207 ; #656208 ; #656209 ; #656210 ; #656211 ; #656212 ; #656213 ; #656214 ; #656215 ; #656216 ; #656217 ; #656218 ; #656219 ; #656220 ; #656221 ; #656222 ; #656223 ; #656224 ; #656225 ; #656226 ; #656227 ; #656228 ; #656229 ; #656230 ; #656231 ; #656232 ; #656243 ; #656244 ; #656245 ; #656246 ; #656247 ; #656248 ; #656249 ; #656250 ; #657867 ; #657868 ; #657869 ; #657870 ; #657871 ; #666582 ]

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Grid reference Centred SY 9289 9814 (611m by 656m) (61 map features)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Morden; Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2026 3:45PM

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