Bicester
Bicester Aerodrome, formerly RAF Bicester, is a private airfield on the outskirts of Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. The location of the first flight of the prototype Handley Page Halifax in 1939, it was used by the Royal Air Force until 2004.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airfield in Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bicester Aerodrome”, “Bicester Airfield”, “EGDD”, and “RAF Bicester”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glory Farm Primary School and Cooper School.
Glory Farm Primary School
School
Bicester is a market town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, 11 miles north-west of Oxford. The town is a notable tourist attraction due to the Bicester Village shopping centre.
Cooper School
School
The Cooper School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the northern side of Bicester, Oxfordshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caversfield and Launton.
Caversfield
Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caversfield is a village and civil parish about 1+1⁄2 miles north of the centre of Bicester. In 1844 Caversfield became part of Oxfordshire, but until then it was always an exclave of Buckinghamshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,788.
Launton
Village
Photo: Jon S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Launton is a village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,204.
Bicester
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bicester is a market town located in the north-east of the English county of Oxfordshire, some miles north of the university town of Oxford. It has become a popular destination on account of its being the location of Bicester Village, a large factory and designer outlet shopping village.
Bicester
- Categories: airport, Royal Air Force station, and transportation
- Location: Launton, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.91732° or 51° 55′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.1308° or 1° 7′ 51″ westElevation
259 feet (79 metres)Open location code
9C3WWV89+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 169375787OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tajik—“Bicester” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Aeròdrom de Bicester”
- Chinese: “皇家空軍百塞斯特機場”
- Dutch: “Bicester Airfield”
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- German: “Bicester Airfield”
- Indonesian: “EGDD”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی بیسستر”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро бисстр”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Glory Farm and Southwold.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sauber Motorsport Technology Centre and Main Caversfield Play Park.
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