Kenley
Royal Air Force Kenley, more commonly known as RAF Kenley, is a former station of the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War and the RAF in the Second World War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Description: former Royal Air Force station in Croydon, Greater London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Kenley Aerodrome”, “RAF Kenley”, and “Royal Air Force Station Kenley”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whyteleafe railway station and Whyteleafe South railway station.
Whyteleafe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whyteleafe railway station serves the village of Whyteleafe right on the border of Greater London and Surrey, England. It is 17 miles 58 chains from Charing Cross. Whyteleafe railway station is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Kenley.
Whyteleafe South railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nse1986, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whyteleafe South railway station serves part of the suburban village of Whyteleafe in the district of Tandridge, Surrey, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern, and it is on the Caterham Line 18 miles 18 chains from Charing Cross. Whyteleafe South railway station is situated 4,100 feet east of Kenley.
Upper Warlingham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Upper Warlingham railway station is on the Oxted line serving Warlingham and Whyteleafe in Surrey, England. It is in London fare zone 6, 15 miles 33 chains from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from London Victoria. Upper Warlingham railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Kenley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whyteleafe and Old Coulsdon.
Whyteleafe
Suburb
Photo: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whyteleafe is a village in the district of Tandridge, Surrey, England, with a few streets falling inside the London Borough of Croydon. The village, in a dry valley of the North Downs, has three railway stations.
Old Coulsdon
Village
Photo: Jean Barrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Coulsdon is a village near Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, England, 14.4 miles south of Charing Cross. It is the southernmost settlement in Greater London.
Kenley
Suburb
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenley is a suburb within the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 13 miles south of Charing Cross and within the southern boundary of London, England.
Kenley
- Categories: Royal Air Force station, aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Kenley” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Kenley Aerodrome”
- Chinese: “RAF Kenley”
- Chinese: “肯利皇家空軍基地”
- Chinese: “英国皇家空军肯利分舰队”
- Dutch: “Kenley Aerodrome”
- Dutch: “RAF Kenley”
- Dutch: “Royal Air Force Station Kenley”
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “Kenley Aerodrome”
- French: “RAF Kenley”
- French: “Royal Air Force Station Kenley”
- Hebrew: “Kenley Aerodrome”
- Hebrew: “RAF Kenley”
- Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר המלכותי קנלי”
- Indonesian: “Kenley Aerodrome”
- Indonesian: “RAF Kenley”
- Indonesian: “Royal Air Force Station Kenley”
- Japanese: “Kenley Aerodrome”
- Japanese: “RAF Kenley”
- Japanese: “ケンリー飛行場”
- Japanese: “王立ケンリー基地”
- Portuguese: “Base aérea de Kenley”
- Portuguese: “Kenley Aerodrome”
- Portuguese: “RAF Kenley”
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