Lakenheath

Lakenheath is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of in eastern England. It has a population of 4,691 according to the 2011 Census, and is situated close to the county boundaries of both and , and at the meeting point of The Fens and the natural environments.
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  • Type: Town with 4,370 residents
  • Description: village in Suffolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: Lake Heath” and “Lakenheath, Suffolk

Places of Interest

Highlights include RAF Lakenheath and Lakenheath railway station.

Aerodrome
Royal Air Force Lakenheath or is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in , England, UK, 4.7 miles north-east of and 8.3 miles west of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Lakenheath.

Railway station
is on the Breckland Line in the , serving the village of Lakenheath, Suffolk. The line runs between in the west and in the east. is situated 2 miles north of Lakenheath.

Nature reserve
is located on the / border in England, between Lakenheath and adjacent to . is situated 2 miles north of Lakenheath.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Undley and Eriswell.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Village
is a village and civil parish of West Suffolk in the county of . In 2011 the parish had a population of 3101. About forty scattered archaeological finds have been made here, including Bronze Age battle axes, palstaves and rapiers. is situated 3 miles south of Lakenheath.

Village
is a civil parish and village in the county of . Hockwold is located 10 miles west of and 34 miles south-west of . is situated 3½ miles north of Lakenheath.

Lakenheath

Latitude
52.41756° or 52° 25′ 3″ north
Longitude
0.51804° or 0° 31′ 5″ east
Population
4,370
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB LAK
Open location code
9F42CG99+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 288642085
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2645020
Wiki­data ID
Q1828371
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Lakenheath” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Lakenheat
  • Cebuano: Lakenheath
  • Chinese: Lakenheath
  • Chinese: 雷肯希斯
  • Dutch: Lakenheath
  • French: Lakenheath
  • Irish: Lakenheath
  • Italian: Lakenheath
  • Japanese: レイクンヒース
  • Min Nan Chinese: Lakenheath
  • Persian: لیکن‌هیث
  • Polish: Lakenheath
  • Spanish: Lakenheath
  • Swedish: Lakenheath
  • Turkish: Lakenheath

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lakenheath Post Office and Lakenheath Methodist Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lakenheath”. Photo: Kelly, CC0.