RAF Wymeswold
Royal Air Force Wymeswold, or more simply RAF Wymeswold, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 3.5 miles north-east of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.- Type: Locality
- Description: former Royal Air Force airfield in Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni” and “WD”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Prestwold Hall and All Saints’ Church, Rempstone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoton and Prestwold.
Prestwold
Hamlet
Prestwold is a hamlet and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England.
RAF Wymeswold
- Categories: aerodrome, Royal Air Force station, and relief landing ground
- Location: Hoton, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.79635° or 52° 47′ 47″ north
Longitude
-1.13391° or 1° 8′ 2″ west
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
Open location code
9C4WQVW8+GC
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Indonesian—“RAF Wymeswold” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “RAF Wymeswold”
- French: “RAF Wymeswold”
- German: “RAF Wymeswold”
- Indonesian: “RAF Wymeswold”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Prestwold and Rempstone.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: RAF Wymeswold and Stanford Viaduct.
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Worth a closer look: Leicester and Loughborough.
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