Monument record 0838100000 - Hitcham Park Camp, Burnham Lane
Summary
Site of a Second World War prisoner of war camp at Hitcham Park
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- PRISONER OF WAR CAMP (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Site of a prisoner of war camp, described by the International Red Cross as a German working company camp (camp no.684) (B2).
English Heritage unable to identify location, but 'Hitcham Park Camp' with a scatter of buildings around an access track is marked on late 1950s OS 6-inch map and huts are visible in 1946 and 1947 RAF aerial photos. A small number of Nissen huts within the farmyard at Hitcham Farm are also visible on a 1946 RAF AP, but had apparently gone by 1947 (B3).
Sources (4)
- ---XYSBC22132 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 1946 RAF vertical AP. SU92108270. Yes. [Mapped feature: #14399 ]
- <1>SBC19272 Bibliographic reference: Buckinghamshire Record Office. 1995. Wartime Buckinghamshire 1939-1945. p13.
- <2>SBC22131 Unpublished document: Roger J C Thomas. 2003. Twentieth Century Military Recording Project: Prisoner of War Camps (1939-1948). p49 (No.684).
- <3>SBC25935 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2023. Information from historic mapping and aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92287 82923 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 27 2023 2:18AM
