Ashley Range
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| Ashley Range | |
|---|---|
| Located Near Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Bombing Range |
| Location | |
  Ashley Range Ashley Range, shown within Hampshire | |
| Coordinates | 50°56′24″N 1°42′32″W / 50.940°N 1.709°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1942–1946 |
Ashley Range is a former World War II bombing range in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. The range is approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) north-west of Lyndhurst and 14 mi (23 km) west of Southampton. Barnes Wallis's Bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise by the Dambusters and the Grand Slam bomb were tested there.