RAF Great Ashfield
Royal Air Force Great Ashfield or more simply RAF Great Ashfield is a former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England. It is located 10 miles east of Bury St Edmunds and 2 miles south of Great Ashfield.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: RAF airbase in England, UK
- Also known as: “GA ?” and “Great Ashfield Airfield”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elmswell railway station and Church of All Saints.
Elmswell railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elmswell serves the village of Elmswell in Suffolk, England. It is on the Ipswich–Ely line. The station, and all trains serving it, are today operated by Greater Anglia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmswell and Woolpit.
Elmswell
Village
Elmswell is a village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England. It is situated halfway between Bury St. Edmunds and Stowmarket and lies just to the north of the A14 road.
Woolpit
Village
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolpit is a village in the English county of Suffolk, midway between the towns of Bury St. Edmunds and Stowmarket. In 2011 Woolpit parish had a population of 1,995.
Badwell Ash
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Badwell Ash is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, near Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 685, increasing to 770 at the 2011 Census.
RAF Great Ashfield
- Categories: air base, Royal Air Force station, and transportation
- Location: Great Ashfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.2558° or 52° 15′ 21″ northLongitude
0.9336° or 0° 56′ 1″ eastOpen location code
9F427W4M+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 775968289OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeWikidata ID
Q7275347
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“RAF Great Ashfield” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Great Ashfield”
- German: “RAF Great Ashfield”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wetherden Upper Town and Great Ashfield.
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Highlights include East Wood and Grove Lane Sports Ground.
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