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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Military installation
- Description: airfield in Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “BU” and “Rougham Airfield”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thurston railway station and St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
Thurston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurston railway station serves the village of Thurston in Suffolk, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Greater Anglia. It is served primarily by local services between Ipswich and Cambridge. Thurston railway station is situated 1½ miles east of RAF Bury St Edmunds.
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Church
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St Edmundsbury Cathedral is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is the seat of the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and is in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. St Edmundsbury Cathedral is situated 2½ miles west of RAF Bury St Edmunds.
Church of the Holy Innocents, Great Barton
Church
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
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Thurston is a village and a parish in Suffolk situated about 4 miles east of Bury St Edmunds and 10 miles west of Stowmarket. In mid-2005, Thurston's estimated population was 3,260, making it one of the larger communities in the area, falling slightly to 3,232 at the 2011 Census. Thurston railway station opened in 1846 and is still operating today. Thurston is situated 2 miles east of RAF Bury St Edmunds.
Great Barton
Village
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Great Barton is a large village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about 3 miles East of Bury St Edmunds on the A143. At the 2011 census the village had a population of 2,191 rising to 2,236 at the 2018 mid year estimate. 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 north west of Ipswich, now in the parish of Rushbrooke with Rougham, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Rougham is situated 2 miles southeast of RAF Bury St Edmunds.
RAF Bury St Edmunds
- Categories: air base, Royal Air Force station, and aerodrome
- Location: Rushbrooke with Rougham, St. Edmundsbury District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“RAF Bury St Edmunds” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
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