The Belt

The Belt is a forest in Fairford, Cotswold District, England. The Belt is situated nearby to the hamlet Honeycomb Leaze, as well as near the village Quenington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include RAF Fairford and St Mary’s Church.

RAF Fairford

Aerodrome

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Royal Air Force Fairford or more simply RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Since 2019, the base has played host to a Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady detachment from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Mymuk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Mary's Church is a Church of England church in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its complete set of 28 medieval stained-glass windows, one of the best-preserved in England.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: White Socks, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meysey Hampton and Bibury.

Meysey Hampton

Village

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Meysey Hampton is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district, in Gloucestershire, England, approximately 30 miles to the south-east of Gloucester.

Bibury

Village

Photo: LeighCousins, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bibury is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the River Coln, a Thames tributary that rises in the Cotswolds. The village centre is 6 miles northeast of Cirencester. Arlington Row is a nationally notable architectural conservation area depicted on the inside cover of some British passports.

Kempsford

Village

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kempsford is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, about 2.5 miles south of Fairford. RAF Fairford is immediately north of the village.

The Belt

Type: Forest
Location: Fairford, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7169° or 51° 43′ 1″ north

Longitude

-1.7913° or 1° 47′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C3WP685+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1367178455

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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