RAF South Cerney
Royal Air Force South Cerney or more simply RAF South Cerney is a former Royal Air Force station located in South Cerney near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England.Photo: Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: former RAF station in South Cerney near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England, in use 1930-1971
- Also known as: “Duke of Gloucester Barracks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary and Church of All Saints.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Peter Watkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1¼ miles east of RAF South Cerney.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 1¼ miles northwest of RAF South Cerney.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: norman hyett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 1½ miles northwest of RAF South Cerney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cirencester and Ashton Keynes.
Cirencester
Cirencester is a picturesque market town in the Cotswolds, in the county of Gloucestershire. It's an ancient market town with traditional Cotswold buildings and thriving shopping centre.
Ashton Keynes
Village
Photo: Richard22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ashton Keynes is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England which borders with Gloucestershire. The village is about 5 miles south of Cirencester and 3.5 miles west of Cricklade. Ashton Keynes is situated 3 miles south of RAF South Cerney.
Stratton
Village
Photo: Dave Bushell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stratton is a village and ward in the civil parish of Cirencester, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is about 22 miles from Gloucester. In 2018 the built up area and ward had an estimated population of 2584. Stratton is situated 4 miles northwest of RAF South Cerney.
RAF South Cerney
- Categories: aerodrome, air base, and Royal Air Force station
- Location: Preston, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.68995° or 51° 41′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.9227° or 1° 55′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C3WM3QG+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 470186190OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q10853538
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Tajik—“RAF South Cerney” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF South Cerney”
- Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی ساوت کرنی”
- Spanish: “South Cerney Army Station”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате совт крни”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Cerney and Northdown Copse.
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