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Historic England / Planning Data records this location as Light Anti-Aircraft gun emplacement for the former Thorp Arch Royal Ordnance Factory. Our atlas groups it under other wartime defences using that source wording.
Light Anti-Aircraft gun emplacement for the former Thorp Arch Royal Ordnance Factory is recorded by Historic England under reference 1407624. The supplied index identifies Light Anti-Aircraft gun emplacement for the former Thorp Arch Royal Ordnance Factory. Current condition and visitor access are not established by this source index.
Record details
- Category
- Other wartime defences
- Source classification
- Light Anti-Aircraft gun emplacement for the former Thorp Arch Royal Ordnance Factory
- Period / construction dates
- Not established from this index
- Current condition
- Not verified
- Designation
- II
- Designation date
- 2012-07-09
- Nearest reference town
- York (approximate)
- County / historic source county
- Not supplied
- County or local authority (ONS)
- Leeds
- Nation
- England
- Source record ID
- 1407624
- Coordinates
- 53.914524, -1.30747 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Index checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 2026-09-12
- Published access reviewed
- Not yet verified
Index verification means the record and supplied attributes were checked against the official downloaded index on 2026-09-13. It does not mean a site visit or confirmation of current access. Points may refer to a whole complex, a surviving component or a recorded location.