Cosford Royal Air Force Base
Cosford Royal Air Force Base is an airbase in Donington, Shropshire, England. Cosford Royal Air Force Base is situated nearby to the village Tong, as well as near the hamlet Whiston Cross.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cosford railway station and RAF Cosford.
Cosford railway station
Railway station
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Cosford railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Cosford in Shropshire, England. It also serves RAF Cosford which is also home to a branch of the Royal Air Force Museum.
RAF Cosford
Aerodrome
Photo: John Chorley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Cosford or RAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Cosford, Shropshire, England just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton.
Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
Museum
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The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, located at RAF Cosford in Shropshire, is a free museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tong and Albrighton.
Tong
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Tong is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, also bordering Staffordshire in England. It is located between the towns of Shifnal, Newport and Brewood.
Albrighton
Village
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Albrighton is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, 8 miles northwest of Wolverhampton and 11 miles northeast of Bridgnorth. The village has a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line, and is near to RAF Cosford and the M54 motorway.
Boningale
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boningale is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The village lies just south of Albrighton, and just west of the county border with Staffordshire. Boningale is situated 2 miles southeast of Cosford Royal Air Force Base.
Cosford Royal Air Force Base
- Type: Airbase
- Category: transportation
- Location: Donington, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.64724° or 52° 38′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.30108° or 2° 18′ 4″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)ICAO airport code
EGWCOpen location code
9C4VJMWX+VHGeoNames ID
6296663
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