RAF Upper Heyford

Royal Air Force Upper Heyford or more simply RAF Upper Heyford is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles north-west of near the village of , , .
Wikipedia
Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.
  • Type: Airbase
  • Description: Royal Air Force station
  • Also known as: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”, “Royal Air Force Upper Heyford”, “UH”, “上ヘイフォード空軍基地”, “上海福德皇家空軍基地”, and “上黑福特皇家空軍基地”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ardley Castle and Church of St Mary.

Castle
was a castle to the southwest of the village of , , .

Church
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Protected area
is a 63.6-hectare geological Site… is situated 2 miles southeast of RAF Upper Heyford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fewcott and Ardley.

Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardley is a village and civil parish in , England, about 4 miles northwest of . is situated 1½ miles northeast of RAF Upper Heyford.

Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England, about 4 miles northwest of . is situated 2 miles east of RAF Upper Heyford.

Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and civil parish about 5+1⁄2 miles northwest of in . is situated 2 miles north of RAF Upper Heyford.

RAF Upper Heyford

Latitude
51.93333° or 51° 56′ north
Longitude
-1.25° or 1° 15′ west
Elevation
440 feet (134 metres)
ICAO airport code
EGUA
Open location code
9C3WWQM2+82
Geo­Names ID
6296650
Wiki­data ID
Q7275649
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“RAF Upper Heyford” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “RAF Upper Heyford”
  • Cebuano: “Upper Heyford Royal Air Force Base”
  • Chinese: “上黑福德皇家空軍基地”
  • French: “RAF Upper Heyford”
  • Galician: “RAF Upper Heyford”
  • German: “RAF Upper Heyford”
  • Japanese: “アッパー・ヘイフォード空軍基地”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “RAF Upper Heyford”
  • Norwegian: “RAF Upper Heyford”
  • Polish: “RAF Upper Heyford”
  • Slovenian: “RAF Upper Heyford”
  • Swedish: “RAF Upper Heyford”
  • Swedish: “Upper Heyford Royal Air Force Base”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Upper Heyford and Caulcott.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Middleton Stoney Castle and Heyford railway station.

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