RAF Spadadam
RAF Spadadam is a helipad in Kingwater, Cumberland, England. RAF Spadadam is situated nearby to the aerodrome RAF Spadeadam, as well as near Spadeadam Forest.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RAF Spadeadam.
RAF Spadeadam
Military installation
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RAF Spadeadam is a Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England, close to the border with Northumberland. It is the home of the 9,000 acre electronic warfare tactics range, making it the largest RAF base in the United Kingdom. RAF Spadeadam is situated 1¼ miles west of RAF Spadadam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Churnsike Lodge and Gilsland.
Churnsike Lodge
Locality
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churnsike Lodge is an early Victorian hunting lodge situated in the parish of Greystead, west Northumberland, England. Constructed in 1850 by the Charlton family, descendants of the noted Border Reivers family of the English Middle March, the lodge formed part of the extensive Hesleyside estate, located some 10 miles from Hesleyside Hall itself. Churnsike Lodge is situated 2½ miles northeast of RAF Spadadam.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 4½ miles south of RAF Spadadam.
RAF Spadadam
- Type: Helipad
- Category: transportation
- Location: Kingwater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.05269° or 55° 3′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.55458° or 2° 33′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C7V3C3W+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 164335346OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=helipad
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include RAF Spadeadam and Spadeadam Forest.
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