North Weald

North Weald Airfield is an operational general aviation aerodrome, in the civil parish of in Epping Forest, , . It was an important fighter station during the Battle of Britain, when it was known as the RAF Station RAF North Weald.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”, “EGSX”, and “North Weald Airfield”

Places of Interest

Highlights: North Weald railway station and North Weald Airfield Museum.

Railway station
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is on the Epping Ongar…

Museum
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Railway station
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Blake Hall is a disused former station on the London…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Weald Bassett and Thornwood Common.

Village
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, or simply North Weald…

Village
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is a village on the B1393 road…

Village
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, also termed Common…

North Weald

Latitude
51.72208° or 51° 43′ 20″ north
Longitude
0.15213° or 0° 9′ 8″ east
Elevation
262 feet (80 metres)
Operator
Epping Forest District Council
ICAO airport code
EGSX
Open location code
9F32P5C2+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23157961
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
11711394
Wiki­data ID
Q2875884
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“North Weald” goes by many names.
  • French: “Aérodrome de North Weald”
  • French: “RAF North Weald”
  • Japanese: “ノース・ウィールド飛行場”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang North Weald”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “North Weald”
  • Norwegian: “North Weald”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی ویلد”
  • Piemontese: “North Weald Airfield”
  • Polish: “RAF North Weald”
  • Urdu: “نارتھ ویلڈ ایئرفیلڈ”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wealdgullet and Wintry Wood.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wealdhall Coppice and North Weald Market.

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