RAF Shipdham
Royal Air Force Shipdham or more simply RAF Shipdham is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles south of Dereham, Norfolk, England. The airfield now operates as Shipdham Airfield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “EGSA”, “Shipdham Airfield”, and “SJ”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of St Andrew.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reymerston and Yaxham.
Reymerston
Village
Photo: Adrian S Pye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reymerston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England, six miles north west of Wymondham, six miles south east of Dereham, and a half mile south west of Thuxton.
Yaxham
Village
Photo: Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yaxham is a village and civil parish in centre of the English county of Norfolk. The parish includes the village of Yaxham, together with the neighbouring community of Clint Green and the hamlet of Brakefield Green.
Thuxton
Village
Photo: DiverScout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thuxton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England.
RAF Shipdham
- Categories: airport, air base, Royal Air Force station, and transportation
- Location: Shipdham, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6294° or 52° 37′ 46″ northLongitude
0.92806° or 0° 55′ 41″ eastElevation
203 feet (62 metres)ICAO airport code
EGSAOpen location code
9F42JWHH+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1042032831OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
11593564Wikidata ID
Q7275562
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Satellite Map
Discover RAF Shipdham from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Malay—“RAF Shipdham” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Shipdham”
- Indonesian: “EGSA”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Shipdham”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Letton Green and Blackmoor Row.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary Academy and Letton Hall.
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