NHER 51062 (Structure record) - World War Two pillbox, Swanton Morley Airfield

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Summary

A World War Two pillbox which formed part of the ground defences at Swanton Morley Airfield.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG01NW
Civil Parish SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

See record form (S1) in file by source [1], who adds:
Common type 22 pillbox, earth piled on roof.
Date 1940. Survey No. L1-5.
D. Walker (NLA) July 1996.

Previously recorded as part of NHER 2830.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 14 January 2008.

April 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The extant pillbox (see above) is visible on Google Earth imagery from 2022 (S2).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 21 April 2026

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Bamford, H.. 2002. MPP Sites Report..
  • <S1> Recording Form: [various]. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey Recording Form. Norfolk Defensive Structures Survey.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 06-OCT-2022 Accessed 21-APR-2026.

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Record last edited

Apr 21 2026 2:21PM

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