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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NW 59 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War anti-tank ditch, Oakwood Park, Maidstone |
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Summary
A Second World War anti-tank ditch is indicated by aerial photographs in Oakwood Park, Maidstone.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 746 555 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NW |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TANK TRAP (TANK TRAP, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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A Second World War anti-tank ditch indicated by aerial photographs.The ditch was part of an interrupted circuit enclosing Maidstone.This section was a long 400m long section defending against an advance across Oakwood Park (1)
<1> RCHME, NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6448.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1>XY | Miscellaneous Material: RCHME. NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription. [Mapped feature: #20026 anti tank ditch, ] |
