Membury

Royal Air Force Membury or more simply RAF Membury is a former Royal Air Force station built in the civil parish of Lambourn in Berkshire, England, approximately 3 miles southwest of Lambourn.

Type: Abandoned airfield
Description: former World War II airfield built in the civil parish of Lambourn, Berkshire
Also known as: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”, “ME”, “RAF Membury”, and “Royal Air Force Membury”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Watts Bank and St Mary’s Church.

Watts Bank

Nature reserve

Watts Bank is a 1.9-hectare nature reserve south of Lambourn in Berkshire. Watts Bank is situated 1½ miles northeast of Membury.

St Mary’s Church

Church

St Mary’s Church

Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the… St Mary’s Church is situated 1½ miles east of Membury.

Church of St Nicholas

Church

Church of St Nicholas

Photo: Kevin Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Nicholas is situated 2½ miles northwest of Membury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lambourn Woodlands and Baydon.

Lambourn Woodlands

Hamlet

Lambourn Woodlands

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lambourn Woodlands is a hamlet in the English county of Berkshire.

Baydon

Village

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baydon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England about 10 miles south-east of Swindon. Baydon is situated 2½ miles northwest of Membury.

Lambourn

Village

Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lambourn is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. Lambourn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Membury.

Membury

Categories: Royal Air Force station, airbase, and transport
Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.47778° or 51° 28′ 40″ north

Longitude

-1.55833° or 1° 33′ 30″ west

Elevation

676 feet (206 metres)

Open location code

9C3WFCHR+4M

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In Other Languages

“Membury” goes by many names.

French: “RAF Membury”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Membury and Marridge Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Days Inn Membury and Days Inn Membury M4.

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