RAF Spadeadam
RAF Spadeadam is a Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England, close to the border with Northumberland. It is the home of the 9,000 acre electronic warfare tactics range, making it the largest RAF base in the United Kingdom.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Military installation
- …lies at an elevation of around 680 feet (210 metres)
- Description: Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Churnsike Lodge and Gilsland.
Churnsike Lodge
Churnsike Lodge is an early Victorian hunting lodge… Churnsike Lodge is situated 3½ miles northeast of RAF Spadeadam.
RAF Spadeadam
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Latitude
55.04899° or 55° 2′ 56″ north
Longitude
-2.58487° or 2° 35′ 6″ west
Open location code
9C7V2CX8+H3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“RAF Spadeadam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯佩迪達皇家空軍基地”
- Dutch: “RAF Spadeadam”
- French: “RAF Spadeadam”
- German: “RAF Spadeadam”
- Japanese: “スパディーダム空軍基地”
- “EGOM”
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