RAF Barkston Heath

Royal Air Force Barkston Heath or RAF Barkston Heath is a Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground under the command of near , , England.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Royal Air Force aerodrome near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England; parented by RAF Cranwell
  • Also known as: “EGYE”, “Royal Air Force Barkston Heath”, and “Royal Air Force Station Barkston Heath”
  • Address: Grantham, NG32 2DQ

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ancaster railway station and St Bartholomew’s Church.

Railway station
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the village of , in , .

Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bartholomew's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican…

Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hough-on-the-Hill and Gelston.

Hamlet
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and civil parish in the…

Hamlet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the South Kesteven district of , England.

Photo: Jules & Jenny, CC BY 2.0.
is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of , England.

RAF Barkston Heath

Latitude
52.96283° or 52° 57′ 46″ north
Longitude
-0.55997° or 0° 33′ 36″ west
Elevation
364 feet (111 metres)
Operator
Royal Air Force
ICAO airport code
EGYE
Open location code
9C4XXC7R+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183642608
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6301528
Wiki­data ID
Q7275157
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“RAF Barkston Heath” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Barkston Heath Royal Air Force Base”
  • French: “RAF Barkston Heath”
  • German: “RAF Barkston Heath”
  • Japanese: “バークストン・ヒース空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Barkston Heath”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی بارکستون هیث”
  • Swedish: “Barkston Heath Royal Air Force Base”
  • Swedish: “RAF Barkston Heath”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате боркстун ҳис”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Barkston Heath and Willoughby Heath.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bloodhound Missile Launch Site (Dissused) and Bloodhound Missile Launch Site (Dissused).

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Worth a closer look: Lincoln and Grimsby.

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