Ripley Airfield

Ripley Airfield is an aerodrome in Swanwick, Amber Valley District, England. Ripley Airfield is situated nearby to the hamlet Butterley, as well as near the village Riddings.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Codnor Castle and Ripley Town Hall.

Codnor Castle

Castle

Photo: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman Conquest.

Ripley Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ripley Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire, England. The town hall is the headquarters of Amber Valley Borough Council.

Butterley Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Butterley Reservoir is a reservoir in Derbyshire, England. The reservoir was built to provide water for the Cromford Canal which opened for use in 1794.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ripley and Alfreton.

Ripley

Photo: Jonathan Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ripley is a market town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It lies north-east of Derby, north-west of Heanor, south-west of Alfreton and north-east of Belper.

Alfreton

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alfreton is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The town was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District.

Somercotes

Village

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Somercotes is a village and civil parish in the district of Amber Valley in the English county of Derbyshire, close to the border with Nottinghamshire.

Ripley Airfield

Type: Aerodrome
Category: transportation
Location: Swanwick, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.0648° or 53° 3′ 53″ north

Longitude

-1.3883° or 1° 23′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C5W3J76+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 897505151

OpenStreetMap feature

aeroway=aerodrome

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Localities in the Area

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