Keevil
Royal Air Force Keevil or more simply RAF Keevil is a former Royal Air Force station, now controlled by the Army Air Corps. It lies between the villages of Keevil and Steeple Ashton, about 4 miles east of the town of Trowbridge, in Wiltshire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England
- Also known as: “Keevil Airfield” and “RAF Keevil”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Leonard and Church of St Mary the Virgin, Steeple Ashton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steeple Ashton and Bulkington.
Steeple Ashton
Village
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Steeple Ashton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 3 miles east of Trowbridge. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1221. In the north of the parish are the hamlets of Ashton Common and Bullenhill.
Bulkington
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bulkington is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. The village is about 4.5 miles west of Devizes and a similar distance southeast of Melksham.
Ashton Common
Hamlet
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Ashton Common is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England, to the east of Trowbridge. The hamlet lies on Common Hill, a little south of the A350 road, within the civil parish of Steeple Ashton.
Keevil
- Categories: air base, Royal Air Force station, military installation, and transportation
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.31291° or 51° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.11155° or 2° 6′ 42″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Inception
1942Open location code
9C3V8V7Q+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 87605874OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldGeoNames ID
11711230Wikidata ID
Q7275411
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Keevil” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Keevil”
- Japanese: “キービル空軍基地”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Keevil and Great Hinton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Keevil Manor and Steeple Ashton Village Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Keevil”. Photo: Tomorrow Never Knows, CC BY 2.0.