Foxcover Woods, World War II Camp

Foxcover Woods, World War II Camp

HER Number

4852

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Foxcover Woods, World War II Camp

Place

Dinnington

Map Sheet

NZ27SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Military Camp

Site Type: Specific

Military Camp

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The site of a World War II camp lies in Foxcover Wood’s, where air raid shelters remain.

Easting

420770

Northing

571300

Grid Reference

NZ420770571300

Sources

<< HER 4852 >> Pers. Comm. R. Penn, 2000