RAF Bury St Edmunds

Royal Air Force Bury St Edmunds or simply RAF Bury St Edmunds is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles east of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

Type: Military installation
Description: airfield in Suffolk, England, UK
Also known as: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”, “BU”, and “Rougham Airfield”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Thurston railway station and St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

Thurston railway station

Railway station

Thurston railway station

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thurston railway station serves the village of Thurston in Suffolk, England. Thurston railway station is situated 1½ miles east of RAF Bury St Edmunds.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Church

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral is the cathedral for the… St Edmundsbury Cathedral is situated 2½ miles west of RAF Bury St Edmunds.

Church of the Holy Innocents, Great Barton

Church

Church of the Holy Innocents, Great Barton

Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of the Holy Innocents, Great Barton is situated 1 mile north of RAF Bury St Edmunds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thurston and Great Barton.

Thurston

Village

Photo: Donama, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thurston is a village and a parish in Suffolk situated… Thurston is situated 2 miles east of RAF Bury St Edmunds.

Great Barton

Village

Photo: Uksignpix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Great Barton is a large village and civil parish… Great Barton is situated 2 miles north of RAF Bury St Edmunds.

Rougham

Village

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rougham is a village and former civil parish 19 miles… Rougham is situated 2 miles southeast of RAF Bury St Edmunds.

RAF Bury St Edmunds

Categories: airbase, Royal Air Force station, and aerodrome
Location: Rushbrooke with Rougham, St. Edmundsbury District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.24427° or 52° 14′ 39″ north

Longitude

0.77242° or 0° 46′ 21″ east

Elevation

203 feet (62 metres)

Open location code

9F426QVC+PX

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Battlies Green and East Barton.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ramada and Swallow Suffolk Hotel.

Suffolk: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.

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