What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Central Bedfordshire.
The Memorial at Sharpenhoe Clappers commemorates the Sharpenhoe Clappers air crash of 1942, in which a Canadian Air Force bomber crashed during World War II, killing all five crew members. It serves as a local reminder of the wartime sacrifices made by Allied forces in the area.
Places near here
Sharpenhoe ClappersMonument · 18 yd
George V postboxOld post box · 494 yd
Barton MillListed building · 1596 yd
Barton Hills National Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.4 mi
War Memorial, Upper SundonHeritage place · 2.1 mi
Ravensburgh CastleScheduled monument · 2.1 mi
Pulloxhill Water Tower, BedsCastle, fort or tower · 2.2 mi
Hipsey SpinneyWood · 2.5 mi
Galley HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Warden HillMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Clarke's Hill HextonMountain or hill · 3.0 mi
Prosper family murdersmass shooting · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Marcus de Figueiredo · CC BY-SA 2.0