Cattle shed and military site remains in Chippenham Park: aerial 2025
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Cattle shed and military site remains in Chippenham Park: aerial 2025
Image: © Simon Tomson Taken: 30 Apr 2025
During the Second World War there were three military camps in the park and the Hall was partly used as a hospital, and the Park as a camp for Polish refugees. See: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol10/pp370-374 and https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000615?section=official-list-entry
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Image Location
Latitude
52.291114
Longitude
0.444285