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{{Short description|WWII ammo depot in Lancashire, England}}
'''Simonswood Supply Depot''' was one of the main ammunition depots in Merseyside. It was used as an ammunition depot delivered by ROF Kirkby. The remains of the ammunition bunkers still exist today.
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[[File:Ammunition Bunker's - geograph.org.uk - 101269.jpg|thumb|Disused ammunition bunkers at Simonswood in 2006]]
'''Simonswood Supply Depot''' was one of the main [[Ammunition dump|ammunition depots]] in [[Lancashire]], England during [[World War II]]. Located at [[Simonswood]], it was used as an ammunition depot delivered by [[ROF Kirkby]]. The remains of the ammunition bunkers still exist today.


==References==
==References==
* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ww2defences/Latestupdatesall.html Second World War Defences]
* [http://newton-le-willows.com/history/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1309]
* [http://nwex.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5567 Northwest Exploration Forum]
* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ww2defences/Latestupdatesall.html]
* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ww2defences/Simonswoodlarge.html Second World War Defences – Simonswood Munitions Storage]
* [http://nwex.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5567]


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[[Category:Royal Ordnance Factories]]

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[[Category:Royal Ordnance Factories in England]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the Borough of West Lancashire]]

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Disused ammunition bunkers at Simonswood in 2006

Simonswood Supply Depot was one of the main ammunition depots in Lancashire, England during World War II. Located at Simonswood, it was used as an ammunition depot delivered by ROF Kirkby. The remains of the ammunition bunkers still exist today.

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53°30′33″N 2°53′02″W / 53.509036°N 2.883905°W / 53.509036; -2.883905