RAF Culmhead
Royal Air Force Culmhead or more simply RAF Culmhead is a former Royal Air Force station, situated at Churchstanton on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: RAF airbase in England, UK
- Also known as: “RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument)” and “UC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Leonard and Leigh Reservoir.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Leonard in Otterford, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Leonard is situated 1¼ miles east of RAF Culmhead.
Leigh Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh Reservoir, or Leigh Hill Reservoir, is a small reservoir in Somerset, England. It was built in 1893 to supply water to the town of Taunton, Somerset, which lies to the north. Water quality is good. Leigh Reservoir is situated 2 miles north of RAF Culmhead.
Luxhay Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luxhay Reservoir is an artificial reservoir near Angersleigh, Somerset, England. It is now owned by Wessex Water. It was built in 1905 by the town corporation to provide drinking water for Taunton. Luxhay Reservoir is situated 2 miles north of RAF Culmhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otterford and Clayhidon.
Otterford
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otterford is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated on the Blackdown Hills, 7 miles south of Taunton. The village has a population of 356. The River Otter rises close to Otterford.
Clayhidon
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clayhidon is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England. The parish church is St. Andrews. The parish is in the Blackdown Hills and its northern and eastern boundaries form part of the Devon – Somerset border. Clayhidon is situated 2½ miles west of RAF Culmhead.
Pitminster
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitminster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles south of Taunton. The parish has a population of 956. The parish also includes the villages of Angersleigh and Blagdon Hill. Pitminster is situated 3 miles north of RAF Culmhead.
RAF Culmhead
- Categories: air base, Royal Air Force station, and historic site
- Location: Churchstanton, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.92648° or 50° 55′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.13446° or 3° 8′ 4″ westInception
August 1st, 1941Open location code
9C2RWVG8+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 661675417OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7275263
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In Other Languages
“RAF Culmhead” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Church Stanton”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “RAF Culmhead”. Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.