Monument record MWX4906 - WW2 Practice Trenches, Long Field, Hengistbury Head

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A series of practice trenches were dug in Long Field, Hengistbury Head during the Second World War.

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A series of World War 2 practice trenches in Long Field, Hengistbury Head visible on 1940s aerial photographs. These were filled in after the war. (1) (2)


<1> Royal Air Force, 1945, 3686, Frame 7132 (Aerial Photograph). SWX8980.

<2> Hoodless, W A, 2005, Hengistbury Head, The Whole Story (Monograph). SDO12578.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. 3686. Frame 7132.
  • <2> Monograph: Hoodless, W A. 2005. Hengistbury Head, The Whole Story.

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Grid reference Centred SZ 17107 90866 (110m by 142m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Dec 23 2024 3:41PM

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