RAF Church Fenton
Royal Air Force Church Fenton or more simply RAF Church Fenton is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.3 miles south-east of Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England and 6.3 miles north-west of Selby, North Yorkshire, near the village of Church Fenton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airport
- Description: former Royal Air Force station
- Also known as: “CF”, “EGXG”, “Leeds East Airport”, and “Royal Air Force Station Church Fenton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leeds East Airport and Church Fenton railway station.
Leeds East Airport
Aerodrome
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Leeds East Airport Church Fenton, formerly RAF Church Fenton, is an airport and former Royal Air Force station located 4.3 miles south-east of Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England and 6.3 miles north-west of Selby, North Yorkshire, near the village of Church Fenton.
Church Fenton railway station
Railway station
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Church Fenton railway station serves the village of Church Fenton, in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated where the Cross Country Route meets the Dearne Valley line, just under 10.75 miles from York.
Ulleskelf railway station
Railway station
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Ulleskelf railway station in Ulleskelf, North Yorkshire, England, is 8.75 miles south of York.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church Fenton and Ulleskelf.
Church Fenton
Village
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Church Fenton is a village and civil parish in the North Yorkshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 16 miles east of Leeds, about 6 miles south-east from Tadcaster and 3 miles north from Sherburn in Elmet.
Ulleskelf
Village
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Ulleskelf is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe. Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr, while skelf may be an Old English word meaning "a flat area", although it could be from the Old Scandinavian equivalent, 'skialf' as in several other English place names, e.g. Hunshelf, Wadshelf.
Bolton Percy
Village
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Bolton Percy is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 305 in 115 households, reducing marginally to 304 at the 2011 census. Bolton Percy is situated 2 miles north of RAF Church Fenton.
RAF Church Fenton
- Categories: airport, Royal Air Force station, air base, and transportation
- Location: Ulleskelf, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“RAF Church Fenton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Church Fenton (tugpahanan)”
- Cebuano: “Church Fenton”
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Church Fenton”
- Swedish: “Church Fenton (flygplats)”
- Swedish: “Church Fenton”
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