RAF Defford

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1941 — 1957 DF  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

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1265-08-04T00:00:00Z

Battle of Evesham

1642-09-23T00:00:00Z

Battle of Powick Bridge

1643-04-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of Ripple Field

1471-05-04T00:00:00Z

Battle of Tewkesbury

1651-08-28T00:00:00Z

Battle of Upton

1651-09-03T00:00:00Z

Battle of Worcester

1643-09-15T00:00:00Z

Siege of Gloucester

1646-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Worcester

1643-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Worcester

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Frameless

Defford Airfield from 2500 feet - geograph.org.uk - 523857

Defford Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 756641

Defford Satcom Site - geograph.org.uk - 515296

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1265	Battle of Evesham	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1642	Battle of Powick Bridge	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Ripple Field	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1471	Battle of Tewkesbury	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1651	Battle of Upton	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1651	Battle of Worcester	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Siege of Gloucester	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1646	Siege of Worcester	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Siege of Worcester	siege, google		Wikidata
bunker		Cheltenham Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Gloucestershire Standby Headquarters	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Ullenwood Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker		Wikidata
castle		Hailes Castle	ringwork castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1300	Hartlebury Castle	country house, local museum, house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1443	Sudeley Castle	country house, house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Fort Royal	fort		Wikidata
museum	1980	Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum	military museum, independent museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2007	Defford Airfield from 2500 feet - geograph.org.uk - 523857			Wikimedia
image	2008	Defford Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 756641			Wikimedia
image	2007	Defford Satcom Site - geograph.org.uk - 515296			Wikimedia