RAF Menwith Hill

Royal Air Force Menwith Hill is a Royal Air Force station near , North Yorkshire, England, which provides communications and intelligence support services to the United Kingdom and the .
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: Royal Air Force station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Golf Balls”, “Menwith Hill”, and “Royal Air Force Menwith Hill”
  • Address: Harrogate, HG3 2RF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Felliscliffe Chapel of Ease and John O’Gaunt’s Castle.

Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ miles east of RAF Menwith Hill.

Ruins
Photo: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
John O'Gaunt's Castle was a royal hunting lodge. It is situated in the civil parish of near , now in . is situated 1½ miles southeast of RAF Menwith Hill.

Reservoir
is located in the valley north of and west of in , . It was built in 1879. The capacity is about 3.5 million cubic metres. is situated 2 miles southwest of RAF Menwith Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darley and Fewston.

Village
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a linear village in in the county of , England. The population as at the 2011 Census is 1,332 and is included in the civil parish of and Menwith. is situated 1½ miles north of RAF Menwith Hill.

Hamlet
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It is situated north of and close to and reservoirs. mostly dates from 1697, although the tower was built in the 14th century. is situated 2 miles southwest of RAF Menwith Hill.

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Street, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the county of , England. It lies in the valley of Padside Beck, a side valley on the south side of , 9 miles west of . is situated 2½ miles northwest of RAF Menwith Hill.

RAF Menwith Hill

Latitude
54.00792° or 54° 0′ 29″ north
Longitude
-1.68559° or 1° 41′ 8″ west
Elevation
748 feet (228 metres)
Operator
Royal Air Force
Open location code
9C6W2857+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25030890
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Geo­Names ID
7275466
Wiki­data ID
Q3928142
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“RAF Menwith Hill” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سلاح الجو الملكي مينويث هيل”
  • Bulgarian: “RAF Menwith Hill”
  • Bulgarian: “Менуит Хил”
  • Chinese: “曼威斯丘皇家空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “曼威斯希爾皇家空軍基地”
  • Dutch: “RAF Menwith Hill”
  • French: “RAF Menwith Hill”
  • German: “RAF Menwith Hill”
  • Italian: “Menwith Hill”
  • Italian: “RAF Menwith Hill”
  • Japanese: “RAFメンウィズヒル”
  • Japanese: “メンウィズヒル”
  • Japanese: “メンウィズヒル基地”
  • Japanese: “メンウィスヒル空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “英空軍メンウィズヒル局”
  • Korean: “맨위드 힐 공군기지”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Menwith Hill”
  • Norwegian: “RAF Menwith Hill”
  • Persian: “آر ای اف من وید هیل”
  • Persian: “آرای‌اف من‌وید هیل”
  • Spanish: “RAF Menwith Hill”
  • Turkish: “RAF Menwith Tepesi”
  • Urdu: “رائل ایئر فورس مین وتھ ہل”

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