Chalgrove
Chalgrove Airfield is a former Second World War airfield in Oxfordshire, England. It is approximately 3 mi north-northeast of Benson in the heart of South Oxfordshire between Henley and Oxford; about 42 mi north-northwest of London.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Chalgrove Airfield” and “EGLJ”
- Address: Chalgrove, OX44 7RJ
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hampden Monument and The Lamb Public House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Holcombe and Little Haseley.
Great Holcombe
Hamlet
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Great Holcombe is a hamlet in Newington civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about 4.5 miles north of Wallingford.
Newington
Village
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Newington is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about 4+1⁄2 miles north of Wallingford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 102.
Chalgrove
- Categories: airport, air base, and transportation
- Location: Chalgrove, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.67659° or 51° 40′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.08548° or 1° 5′ 8″ westElevation
226 feet (69 metres)Operator
Martin-BakerICAO airport code
EGLJOpen location code
9C3WMWG7+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 141185431OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From French to Tajik—“Chalgrove” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Chalgrove”
- Indonesian: “EGLJ”
- Japanese: “チャルグローブ飛行場”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Chalgrove”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی چالگروو”
- Piemontese: “Chalgrove Airfield”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро чолгрув”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Саҳроии Чалгрув”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chalgrove Post Office and Chalgrove Community Primary School.
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