Monument record 0666801000 - E of Aspens Farm

Summary

Cropmarks of the outlines of a number of dispersed buildings and surviving huts, hangars and hardstandings visible on aerial photographs to the east of Aspens Farm which are the traces of a satellite installation of RAF Cheddington a WW2 airfield located north-west of Marsworth.

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  • Local Heritage List 14548: Nissen hut from Polish Refugee Camp (DBC12553)

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Type and Period (5)

  • MILITARY CAMP (Modern - 1939 AD to 1946 AD)
  • HARD STANDING (Modern - 1942 AD to 1943 AD)
  • AIRCRAFT HANGAR? (Modern - 1943 AD to 1944 AD)
  • RESETTLEMENT CAMP (Modern - 1948 AD to 1961 AD)
  • MILITARY BUILDING (Modern to Unknown - 1942 AD)

Description

Cropmarks of the outlines of a number of dispersed buildings visible on aerial photographs to the south-east of Aspens Farm at SP 9146 1509 which are the traces of a satellite installation of RAF Cheddington a WW2 airfield located north-west of Marsworth. A group of surviving huts, hangars and concrete hardstandings can be seen to the NE of Aspens Farm. The curving road linking these to the lane to the SW is probably a contemporary wartime service road (10).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (9).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC19510 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1948. 1948 RAF Vertical Aps. SP90591550. Yes.
  • ---SBC28619 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2010. Historic England 2010 oblique aerial photo NMR 26693_045. No.
  • <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
  • <10>XYSBC28620 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2015. Information from 2010 Historic England aerial photograph. [Mapped feature: #52208 NGR to centre, ]

Location

Grid reference SP 9146 1509 (point)
Civil Parish MARSWORTH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2010-11 (EBC18817)

Record last edited

Dec 11 2025 7:57PM

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