Element record MNT29058 - Site of WWII anti-aircraft battery, West Bridgford

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Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery Nottingham Dnh16

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Grid reference SK 57297 35498 (point)
Map sheet SK53NE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish West Bridgford, Rushcliffe

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Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery near Wilford Hill Cemetery. It was listed as unarmed in 1942. It had been manned by 277 Battery of the 68th Royal Artillery Regiment in 1940. (1)


<1> Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<2> C.S. Dobinson, 1996, Anti-Aircraft Artillery: England's Air Defence Gunsites, 1914-46 (Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Volume 1), p. 427 (Monograph). SNT6218.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
  • <2> Monograph: C.S. Dobinson. 1996. Anti-Aircraft Artillery: England's Air Defence Gunsites, 1914-46 (Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Volume 1). 1. CBA. p. 427.

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Aug 7 2026 11:53AM

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