RAF Davidstow Moor
Royal Air Force Davidstow, or more simply RAF Davidstow Moor, is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.9 miles north east of Camelford, Cornwall and 11.5 miles west of Launceston, Cornwall, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: former military airfield in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Davidstow Moor RAF Memorial Museum”, “RAF Davidstow”, and “Royal Air Force Davidstow”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crowdy Reservoir and Showery Tor.
Crowdy Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Barry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crowdy Reservoir is located on Bodmin Moor near Camelford in north Cornwall. It is currently managed jointly by the South West Lakes Trust and South West Water.
Showery Tor
Peak
Showery Tor is a rocky outcrop on a ridge-top approximately 0.6 kilometres north of the Rough Tor summit, near Camelford on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is notable for its rock formations and prehistoric monuments.
Davidstow Creamery
The Davidstow Creamery is a manufacturing plant in Cornwall. It is the largest cheese factory in the UK, and the largest mature cheddar plant in the world.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trewassa and Tremail.
Trewassa
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trewassa is a hamlet near Davidstow, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Tremail
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tremail is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is about one mile southeast of Davidstow. Higher Tremail Farm and Trewinnow are nearby.
Bowithick
Hamlet
Photo: Mark Camp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowithick is a hamlet on the northern edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Bowithick is situated near the disused Davidstow Moor airfield.
RAF Davidstow Moor
- Categories: military museum, air base, Royal Air Force station, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Davidstow, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.63476° or 50° 38′ 5″ northLongitude
-4.61785° or 4° 37′ 4″ westElevation
961 feet (293 metres)Operator
Davidstow Flying ClubOpen location code
9C2QJ9MJ+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 137161071OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“RAF Davidstow Moor” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Davidstow Moor”
- Polish: “RAF Davidstow Moor”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Trewinnow and Moor View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Davidstow Moor and WW2 Building.
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