Chopwell Woods, bomb craters

HER Number:
7677

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Chopwell Woods, bomb craters

Place:
Chopwell

Map Sheet:
NZ15NE

Class:

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Bomb Crater

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
There are three craters in Chopwell Woods - two close together on the north-west side of a forest track at NZ 129 572 and the third on the south-east side of the track at NZ 130 572. The bombs fell at 11.36pm BST on Sunday 12th October 1941. Presumably they were dumped from a plane returning from a raid elsewhere in the country as there were no raids on the North-East that night. The craters provide a unique wildlife habitat and are protected as a Site of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI).

Easting:
129

Northing:
572

Grid Reference:
NZ129572

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Information provided by Mr. B Pears