Fairford

Fairford is in the . Fairford town originated as a river-crossing settlement on the River Coln, the ancient market town is dominated by the beautifully proportioned 'wool' church of St Mary.
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  • Type: Town with 3,240 residents
  • Description: town in Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Fairford, Gloucestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Church and RAF Fairford.

Church
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St Mary's Church is a church in Fairford, , England. It is notable for its complete set of 28 medieval stained-glass windows, one of the best-preserved in England.

Aerodrome
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Royal Air Force Fairford or more simply is a Royal Air Force station in , United Kingdom. Since 2019, the base has played host to a Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady detachment from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron.

School
Farmor's School is a secondary school with academy status in Fairford, . Including the Sixth Form, the school currently has about 1,000 students on roll.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meysey Hampton and Whelford.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district, in , England, approximately 30 miles to the south-east of . is situated 2½ miles west of Fairford.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of , in the Cotswold district, in the county of , England. lies on the , 2 miles south east of Fairford.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, about 2.5 miles south of Fairford. is immediately north of the village. is situated 2½ miles south of Fairford.

Fairford

Latitude
51.7079° or 51° 42′ 29″ north
Longitude
-1.7773° or 1° 46′ 38″ west
Population
3,240
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
IATA airport code
FFD
United Nations Location Code
GB FFO
Open location code
9C3WP65F+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30764812
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2649741
Wiki­data ID
Q662878
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Fairford” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Fairford”
  • Basque: “Fairford”
  • Bavarian: “Fairford”
  • Catalan: “Fairford”
  • Cebuano: “Fairford”
  • Chinese: “費爾福德”
  • Chinese: “费尔福德”
  • Dutch: “Fairford”
  • French: “Fairford”
  • German: “Fairford”
  • Hebrew: “פיירפורד”
  • Irish: “Fairford”
  • Italian: “Fairford”
  • Japanese: “Fairford”
  • Japanese: “フェアフォード”
  • Ladin: “Fairford”
  • Latin: “Fairford”
  • Latin: “Vadum Pulchrum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fairford”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fairford”
  • Norwegian: “Fairford”
  • Persian: “فایرفورد”
  • Polish: “Fairford”
  • Portuguese: “Fairford”
  • Romanian: “Fairford”
  • Russian: “Фэйрфорд”
  • Russian: “Фэрфорд”
  • Slovenian: “Fairford”
  • South Azerbaijani: “فایرفورد”
  • Spanish: “Fairford”
  • Swedish: “Fairford”
  • Urdu: “فیئر فورڈ”
  • Volapük: “Fairford”
  • Welsh: “Fairford”

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