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Anti-tank ditch dug using existing ditch.
(Source: Document 1940/12)
Type of site | ANTI TANK DITCH (NATURAL IMPROVED) |
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Location | Between Kennet & Avon Canal and Semington Brook, E of Semington. |
Area |
Semington, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
ST 9058 6086
ST 9056 6063 |
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Infilled |
Materials | Earthwork |
Recorder | |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line: Green - Stop Line - Burnham on Sea to near Melksham (where it joins with the GHQ Line: Blue) and then north to the River Severn at Newnham. This line is also known as the Bristol Outer Line.
Manned by VIII Corps. |
DOB site reference: | S0016362 |
Reference |
1940/12 [copy of map of 4th Bn. Wiltshire Home Guard showing defence positions on the Kennet & Avon Canal] |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |