Memorials & monuments · South East England
RAF Ramsbury
RAF Ramsbury — a memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Andrew Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
RAF Ramsbury is a memorial located in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Ramsbury or more simply RAF Ramsbury is a former Royal Air Force station, 5 miles (8 km) east-northeast of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Opened in 1942 to the south of Ramsbury village, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was primarily a transport airfield. After the war it was closed in 1946, and today the remains of the airfield are on private land being used as agricultural fields.
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Background
Visiting
With the end of military control, Ramsbury was returned to agricultural use. By the mid-1960s, much of the concrete had been removed. Today outlines of the main runways can be discerned on aerial photography, with the perimeter track being reduced largely to a single-lane agricultural road. None of the numerous dispersal pads to the southwest of the airfield remain, and there is no evidence of any of the hangars or the technical site. A very short piece of the end of 32 runway can be seen where the concrete is still at full width, at the intersection with what once was the perimeter track. A large poultry farm has been erected at the intersection of the 32 end of the NW/SE and 02 end of the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4315, -1.6144
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Ramsbury
- Postcode
- SN8 2RF
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Established
- 1941
Sources
- osm: node/9967863789 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: RAF Ramsbury (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Ramsbury?
- RAF Ramsbury is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN8 2RF), in the parish of Ramsbury.
- When was RAF Ramsbury built?
- Built or established in 1941.
- Is RAF Ramsbury free to visit?
- Yes, RAF Ramsbury is free to enter.
- How do I get to RAF Ramsbury?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN8 2RF. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.