RAF Burn
Royal Air Force Burn or more simply RAF Burn is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 5 miles south of Selby and 0.5 miles east of Burn in North Yorkshire, England which opened in 1942 before closing in 1946.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airfield
- Description: Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “AZ”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brayton Bridge and St Wilfrid’s Church, Brayton.
St Wilfrid’s Church, Brayton
Church
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Wilfrid's Church is the parish church of Brayton, North Yorkshire, immediately south-west of Selby in England. St Wilfrid’s Church, Brayton is situated 1½ miles north of RAF Burn.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Haddlesey
Church
St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in Chapel Haddlesey, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church in Haddlesey was consecrated by Walter de Gray in 1237. St John the Baptist’s Church, Haddlesey is situated 2 miles southwest of RAF Burn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burn and Selby.
Burn
Village
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Burn is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 3 miles south of Selby and 14 miles south of York. The village is mainly situated around the main A19 road.
Selby
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Selby is a market town in North Yorkshire 14 miles south of York, with a population in 2024 of 20,000. Its main attraction is the abbey, with a stained glass window depicting the original "Stars and Stripes".
Hensall
Village
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hensall is a village and civil parish in the English county of North Yorkshire. Hensall is situated 3 miles south of RAF Burn.
RAF Burn
- Categories: aerodrome, air base, Royal Air Force station, and transportation
- Location: Burn, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“RAF Burn” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Burn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brayton and Chapel Haddlesey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brayton Barff and Selby War Memorial Hospital.
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