Henstridge
Royal Naval Air Station Henstridge is a former Royal Navy Naval Air Station, located 7 miles west of Shaftesbury, in Dorset and 12.4 miles east of Yeovil, in Somerset, in South West England. It is home to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airfield in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “EGHS”, “Henstridge Airfield”, “Henstridge Airport”, and “RNAS Henstridge”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Gartell Light Railway and Church of St Nicholas.
Church of St Nicholas
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kington Magna and Henstridge.
Henstridge
- Category: transport
- Location: Henstridge, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.98542° or 50° 59′ 8″ north
Longitude
-2.35585° or 2° 21′ 21″ west
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
ICAO airport code
EGHS
Open location code
9C2VXJPV+5M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Romanian—“Henstridge” goes by many names.
- French: “Aérodrome de Henstridge”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Henstridge”
- Piemontese: “Henstridge Airfield”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Henstridge”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lower Nyland and Higher Nyland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Henstridge Golf & Leasure and Great Moor.
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