Royal Air Force Andreas or more simply RAF Andreas is a former Royal Air Force station in the Isle of Man which was operational between 1941 and 1946. It was built in fields between Andreas and Bride in the north of the island. RAF Andreas is situated 2½ km northwest of Ballavarteen.

St Andrew’s Church, Andreas, Isle of Man

Church

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St Andrew's Church, Andreas, is a Church of England parish church in Andreas, Isle of Man. The church is administered by the Diocese of Sodor and Man. St Andrew’s Church, Andreas, Isle of Man is situated 3 km northwest of Ballavarteen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andreas and Bride.

Andreas

Village

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Andreas or Kirk Andreas is a village on the Isle of Man, lying in the north of the island, 5 km from the island's second town, Ramsey. There is a large, and nowadays little used, airfield in the vicinity. Andreas is situated 3 km northwest of Ballavarteen.

Bride

Village

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Bride is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island in the sheading of Ayre. Bride is situated 3½ km north of Ballavarteen.

Ramsey

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Ramsey is a port and beach resort on the northeast coast of the Isle of Man. It's about the island's closest point to England - Whitehaven is 36 miles northeast, so the port was historically important until Douglas developed.

Ballavarteen

Type: Locality
Location: Lezayre, Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.35135° or 54° 21′ 5″ north

Longitude

-4.40456° or 4° 24′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C6Q9H2W+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 475394793

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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