Monument record MDO42588 - Second World War pillbox at Oaklands Park, Crossways

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Summary

The Pillbox Study Group note that a Second World War pillbox of unspecified type was recorded at this location on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map of 1958.

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Probably originally part of the wartime defences for RAF Warmwell. The monument has been removed.


Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale (Map). SWX1197.

Thompson, S, 2020, Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record, e39328 (Unpublished document). SDO16685.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group: Defence of Britain Project sites not in the Dorset Historic Environment Record. e39328.
  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 76190 88020 (point)
Map sheet SY78NE
Civil Parish Crossways; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 2:47PM

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