Anyone heard of RAF Battlebridge, Essex???

Most people have heard of all the signiatures that are on the walls of the bar at The Swan Hotel in Lavenham, I was there the other day and this one caught my eye;





Has anyone ever heard of RAF Battlebridge?? I know of Attlebridge in Norfolk but never heard of this place. Can anyone shed any light on it?

According to google (unless I've totally misread something), Hendon is located in an area called the Battlebridge basin, could it be a local name for that?

Spilsby was often reffered to as Firsby, Binbrook was also known as Brookenby, Meatheringham was also Martin etc.

Just a possibility!

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If it is the village of that name then it should read Battlesbridge [with the 'S']

SimonT;36984 wrote:

According to google (unless I've totally misread something), Hendon is located in an area called the Battlebridge basin, could it be a local name for that? Just a possibility!

The defining word 'Essex' Im afraid puts paid to that idea Simon, Hendon being in Middlesex.
There were two First world war airfields nearby, Stow Maries and Goldhanger, were these near enough to Battlesbridge being the RFC changed into the RAF? were they even used in 1940 is suspect though. Just a thought.

Looks as if the RAF and Battlebridge may be separate entries