Information for record number MWA7985:
RAF Wellesbourne Mountford - Wireless Telegraph site

Summary The site of a wireless telegraph station. It was used by Wellesbourne Mountford airfield for communication with aircraft using morse code during the Second World War. It is located 300m west of Red Hill Wood.
What Is It?  
Type: Airfield, Telegraph Station
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Loxley
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 53
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The wireless telegraph (WT) station for RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. Principally used for communications with aircraft by morse code.
2 Airfield plan - not to scale.
3 The site of a Second World War wireless telegraph station is visible on aerial photographs and is located northeast of Woodfield Farm, Wellesbourne Wood. The telegraph station was part of the RAF Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield (Monument Number 1431276) to the northwest and was used for communication with aircraft using Morse code during the Second World War. Mapped as part of the South-East Warwickshire and Cotswold Hills HLS National Mapping Programme.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds NMP Project
Author/originator: Amanda Dickson
Date: 2010-2012
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Wellesbourne Mountford
Author/originator:
Date: 1942
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Notes
Author/originator: Brace, J
Date: 1997
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Glossary

 
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument TELEGRAPH STATION * One in a chain of stations with semaphore shutters and telescopes which could relay messages according to a planned code. Used from the 1790s by the British Admiralty to speed up communications from London to the ports of Deal, Portsmouth and Plymouth. back
monument COMMUNICATIONS * This is the top term for the class. See COMMUNICATIONS Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument RED HILL * Iron Age or Roman coastal site producing salt by boiling of seawater in fired clay pans, resulting in characteristic mounds of 'BRIQUETAGE' (see Archaeological Objects Thesaurus). back
monument AIRCRAFT * An aircraft, either whole or in part. Aircraft often survive as commemorative monuments, gate guardians or crash sites. back
monument AIRFIELD * An area or site used for the landing and take-off of aircraft, often including associated buildings, equipment and other installations. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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