Memorials & monuments · South Wales
614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron
614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Jonathan Billinger — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Cardiff Queen Street · 2.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron is a public memorial in South Wales, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the Cardiff South and Penarth parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Cardiff Queen Street, about 2.7 km away. Postcode area CF24.
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Protected designations
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
No. 614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-operation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron. Upon reformation it served as a fighter squadron until the disbandment of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force on 10 March 1957.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.4873, -3.1317
- District
- Cardiff
- Parish
- Tremorfa
- Postcode
- CF24 2HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
- Nearest railway station
- Cardiff Queen Street — 2.7 km
Sources
- osm: n1149579376 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron RAF (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron?
- 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF24 2HJ), in the parish of Tremorfa.
- Is 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron a protected site?
- Yes — 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron is part of the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron free to visit?
- Yes, 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron is free to enter.
- How do I get to 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron?
- The nearest railway station is Cardiff Queen Street, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF24 2HJ.