Monument record 1584400000 - SW of Woodway Farm
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (Constructed 1939, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Searchlight sites typically comprised a small ring-ditch to provide the crew with shelter during an air raid, a predictor emplacement for calculating the height and range of targets, a light anti-aircraft machine gun pit, a generator and hutted accommodation for the crew. During the Second World War searchlights were manned by the Royal Artillery and were under the control of the Army's Anti-Aircraft Command. Searchlight battery no. 507 11 located at Long Crendon at SP 679 098. It was manned by 343rd Searchlight Battery whose Battery Headquarters were located at Thame. It was operational by 1st January 1939 (1-2).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (3).
Sources (3)
- <1>XYSBC29062 Unpublished document: Colin Dobinson. 2000. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England: Searchlight Sites in WWII: a sample list (supporting paper AA/1). p6. [Mapped feature: #52293 ]
- <2>SBC20430 Bibliographic reference: B Lowry (Ed). 1995. 20th Century Defences in Britain. p63.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 679 098 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG CRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Interpretation: Landscapes of War Recording Project (EBC18882)
Record last edited
Feb 5 2026 5:29PM
