Dunkeswell Aerodrome

Dunkeswell Aerodrome is an airfield in East , . It is located next to the village of near the eastern edge of the , approximately 5 miles north of the town of and 16 miles northeast of .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Dunkeswell Airfield”, “DW”, “EGTU”, and “RAF Dunkeswell”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Wolford Chapel.

Church
Photo: Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
in , England, is the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. The building and land are publicly owned by the Canadian province of , and flies the Flag of Canada despite being in the English countryside.

Church
Photo: Mr Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunkeswell and Abbey.

Village
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , , located about 5 miles north of the town of . At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,553, reducing to 1,361 at the 2011 Census.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in the district, in the county of , England. It is located in the Blackdown Hills, a group of hills that border both Devon and Somerset. Dunkeswell is situated in the hamlet.

Village
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is a hamlet and former manor in the parish of , Devon, England. It is situated within the Mid Devon district. The nearest substantial town is , approximately 4.7 miles to the south-west.

Dunkeswell Aerodrome

Latitude
50.86224° or 50° 51′ 44″ north
Longitude
-3.23661° or 3° 14′ 12″ west
Elevation
820 feet (250 metres)
ICAO airport code
EGTU
Open location code
9C2RVQ67+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35221746
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6619345
Wiki­data ID
Q3913079
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Satellite Map

Discover Dunkeswell Aerodrome from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tajik—“Dunkeswell Aerodrome” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “鄧克斯維爾機場”
  • French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
  • French: “RAF Dunkeswell”
  • Indonesian: “EGTU”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Dunkeswell”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه دونکسول”
  • Piemontese: “Dunkeswell Aerodrome”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Данкесвел”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи дунксул”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shute Cross and Sheldon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mansell Raceway and Dunkeswell Heritage Centre.

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