RAF Watton

Royal Air Force Watton or more simply RAF Watton is a former Royal Air Force station located 9 mi southwest of East Dereham, , . Opened in 1937 it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England
  • Also known as: “RAF Watton (disused)”, “Royal Air Force Station Watton”, and “WN”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wayland Wood and Church of St. Mary.

Nature reserve
is a 31.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to in . It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.

Church
Photo: Bill Sibley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Town hall
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Watton Town Hall, is a community events venue in Middle Street, , England: the structure, which also accommodates a local history museum, is a grade II listed building. is situated 1½ miles west of RAF Watton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Watton and Ovington.

Town
Photo: Deben Dave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in the district of , England, about 25 miles west-southwest of and 15 miles northeast of . The annual Wayland Agricultural Show in its west is one of the oldest one-day such shows in England. is situated 1½ miles west of RAF Watton.

Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil parish in the English county of . 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. is situated 1½ miles northwest of RAF Watton.

Village
Photo: Deben Dave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civil parish in the English county of . It covers an area of 9.20 km2 and including had a population of 341 in 147 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 343 in 155 households at the 2011 Census. is situated 2½ miles southwest of RAF Watton.

RAF Watton

Latitude
52.56327° or 52° 33′ 48″ north
Longitude
0.86034° or 0° 51′ 37″ east
Open location code
9F42HV76+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5589101574
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q7275664
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