RAF Spilsby
Royal Air Force Spilsby or more simply RAF Spilsby is a former Royal Air Force station during the Second World War and the Cold War located in the rural village of Great Steeping, near the market town of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.Photo: Adamtl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: airport in Lincolnshire, England
- Also known as: “SL”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old All Saints Church, Great Steeping and Church of St Andrew.
Old All Saints Church, Great Steeping
Church
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Great Steeping, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Old All Saints Church, Great Steeping is situated 1 mile southwest of RAF Spilsby.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 1 mile southwest of RAF Spilsby.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 1½ miles south of RAF Spilsby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monksthorpe and Ashby by Partney.
Monksthorpe
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monksthorpe is a hamlet in the district of East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. It lies 3 miles east from the town of Spilsby and north from the village of Great Steeping.
Ashby by Partney
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashby by Partney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashby with Scremby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated to the south of the A158 road, and 2 miles east from the town of Spilsby.
Candlesby
Village
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Candlesby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Candlesby with Gunby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles east from Spilsby. Candlesby is situated 1½ miles northeast of RAF Spilsby.
RAF Spilsby
- Categories: Royal Air Force station, airbase, and historic site
- Location: Great Steeping, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16225° or 53° 9′ 44″ northLongitude
0.1596° or 0° 9′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9F525565+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 3979674061OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q7275579
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Satellite Map
Discover RAF Spilsby from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Tajik—“RAF Spilsby” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Spilsby”
- Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی اسپیلسبی”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате оспилсби”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Former RAF Spilsby operations block and Monksthorpe Chapel.
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