Dunham Massey American Army & German POW Camp (WWII)

United Kingdom / England / Altrincham /

POW camp, historical layer / disappeared object

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US Army camp 1942-1944, though some troops were in the area prior to that time. German POW camp 1944-1948. Also called Dunham Park POW Camp. See www.communigate.co.uk/chesh/altrincham/page6.phtml

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunham_Massey_POW_Camp

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Coordinates: 53°23'9"N 2°22'29"W

Former Site of WW2 Risley Royal Ordnance Factory 12 km
Chat Moss 13 km
Old site of Belle Vue 15 km
The Battle of Winwick Pass, 19 Aug 1648 17 km
former RAF Burtonwood 20 km
RAF Burtonwood 20 km
Sutton Manor Woodland/Site of Sutton Manor Colliery 24 km
Site of Rainhill Trials 26 km
Former POW Camp 32 km
site of the battle of Adwalton Moor 62 km

Dunham Massey Park 1.6 km
Metropolitan Borough of Trafford 2.7 km
Carrington Gas works 4.6 km
Carrington Chemical Works 4.7 km
Fairmont Cheshire The Mere Resort 6.2 km
Sale Moor 6.3 km
Tatton Park 6.5 km
Wythenshawe Park 6.6 km
Northern Moor 6.8 km
Manchester International Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) 7.2 km

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Dunham Massey Park Metropolitan Borough of Trafford Carrington Gas works Carrington Chemical Works Fairmont Cheshire The Mere Resort Sale Moor Tatton Park Wythenshawe Park Northern Moor Manchester International Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC)