RAF Watton
Royal Air Force Watton or more simply RAF Watton is a former Royal Air Force station located 9 mi southwest of East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Opened in 1937 it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Description: former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England
- Also known as: “Royal Air Force Station Watton” and “WN”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wayland Wood and Wayland Hall.
Wayland Wood
Nature reserve
Wayland Wood is a 31.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to Watton in Norfolk, England. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
Wayland Hall
Town hall
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wayland Hall, also known as Watton Town Hall, is a community events venue in Middle Street, Watton, Norfolk, England: the structure, which also accommodates a local history museum, is a grade II listed building. Wayland Hall is situated 1½ miles west of RAF Watton.
Church of St. Mary
Church
Photo: Bill Sibley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St. Mary is situated 1½ miles northwest of RAF Watton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watton and Ovington.
Watton
Town
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Watton is a market town in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 25 miles west-southwest of Norwich and 15 miles northeast of Thetford. The annual Wayland Agricultural Show in its west is one of the oldest one-day such shows in England. Watton is situated 1½ miles west of RAF Watton.
Ovington
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ovington is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.44 km2 and had a population of 239 in 92 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 256 in 101 households at the 2011 Census. Ovington is situated 2 miles northwest of RAF Watton.
RAF Watton
- Categories: air base, Royal Air Force station, and transportation
- Location: Griston, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From French to Tajik—“RAF Watton” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Watton”
- Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی واتون”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате вотун”
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