Monument record 0787800000 - RAF Edlesborough

Summary

World War II radio transmitter station, known as RAF Edlesborough.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • TRANSMITTER SITE (Modern to 21st Century - 1939 AD to 2099 AD?)
  • BROADCASTING TRANSMITTER (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Former World War II Air Ministry Wireless Telegraphy Transmission Station, known as RAF Edlesborough, which operated as a sister station to the nearby Reception Station at Leighton Buzzard (B1).
Possibly still in use as 2006 APs show new masts on site.

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC24843 Unpublished document: Colin Dobinson. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol III: Bombing Decoys of WWII. pp27,29,114.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 97644 17176 (1229m by 1233m)
Civil Parish EDLESBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 16 2024 4:29PM

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