3d Strategic Air Depot, World War II, United States Army Airforce
3d Strategic Air Depot, World War II, United States Army Airforce is a memorial in Griston, Breckland District, England. 3d Strategic Air Depot, World War II, United States Army Airforce is situated nearby to the church Saint Peter and Saint Paul, as well as near the grassland Griston Sports & Recreation Ground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wayland Wood and Church of Holy Cross.
Wayland Wood
Nature reserve
Wayland Wood is a 31.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to Watton in Norfolk, England. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
Church of Holy Cross
Church
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Holy Cross is situated 1½ miles southeast of 3d Strategic Air Depot, World War II, United States Army Airforce.
Wayland Hall
Town hall
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wayland Hall, also known as Watton Town Hall, is a community events venue in Middle Street, Watton, Norfolk, England: the structure, which also accommodates a local history museum, is a grade II listed building. Wayland Hall is situated 2 miles northwest of 3d Strategic Air Depot, World War II, United States Army Airforce.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include RAF Watton and Watton.
RAF Watton
Locality
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Royal Air Force Watton or more simply RAF Watton is a former Royal Air Force station located 9 mi southwest of East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Opened in 1937 it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.
Watton
Town
Photo: Deben Dave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watton is a market town in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 25 miles west-southwest of Norwich and 15 miles northeast of Thetford. The annual Wayland Agricultural Show in its west is one of the oldest one-day such shows in England. Watton is situated 2 miles northwest of 3d Strategic Air Depot, World War II, United States Army Airforce.
Ovington
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ovington is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.44 km2 and had a population of 239 in 92 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 256 in 101 households at the 2011 Census. Ovington is situated 2 miles northwest of 3d Strategic Air Depot, World War II, United States Army Airforce.
3d Strategic Air Depot, World War II, United States Army Airforce
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “A tribute to the American airmen who served their country and its allies from this base by maintaining the B-24 Liberator bombers of the Eighth Air Force. 1943 - Watton - Griston - 1945”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Griston, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.55699° or 52° 33′ 25″ northLongitude
0.86431° or 0° 51′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F42HV47+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2279144894OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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