Wisley
Wisley Airfield is a former wartime airfield located in the Parish of Ockham near Wisley in Surrey, England. Originally a grass airstrip used to test aircraft built at Weybridge by Vickers, the runway was converted to tarmac in 1952.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Description: airport in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Wisley Airfield”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boldermere Lake and Chatley Heath.
Chatley Heath
Heath
Chatley Heath is part of a 336 hectares reserve including Wisley Common, Ockham and parts of Hatchford in Surrey. It is an area consisting of mixed habitats including heathland, ancient woodland and conifer woodland. Chatley Heath is situated 1 mile northeast of Wisley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hatchford and Ripley.
Hatchford
Village
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Hatchford is a hamlet in the English county of Surrey outside the town of Cobham; it traditionally includes the contiguous hamlet of Pointers Green.
Ripley
Village
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Ripley is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England. It is centred 6.2 miles southeast of Woking, 6.8 miles northeast of Guildford and 22.5 miles southwest of London. Ripley is situated 1½ miles west of Wisley.
Cobham Park
Locality
Cobham Park is a former mansion and country estate in Cobham, Surrey, England. The main house was converted to apartments in the early 2000s, but the majority of the surrounding former parkland remains undeveloped. Cobham Park is situated 2½ miles east of Wisley.
Wisley
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Ockham, Guildford District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tajik—“Wisley” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Wisley Airfield”
- Persian: “فرودگاه وایزلی”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи воизли”
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