RAF Wymeswold

former military airfield in Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England, UK

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1942 — 1968 WD site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

Location: 52.7931, -1.12667, ///circulate.enough.mankind, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS, eDoB,

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1485-08-22T00:00:00Z

Battle of Bosworth Field

1842-08-23T00:00:00Z

Battle of Mapperley Hills

1645-11-01T00:00:00Z

Storming of Shelford House

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Frameless

Northeast edge of Wymeswold Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 905697

Northern edge of Wymeswold Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 905706

RAF Wymeswold, control tower and water tank

RAF Wymeswold

Wymeswold Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 15683

Wymeswold airfield water tower

Wymeswold disused airfield - geograph.org.uk - 32597

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article^@		Wikidata
conflict	1485	Battle of Bosworth Field	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1842	Battle of Mapperley Hills	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1645	Storming of Shelford House	skirmish	Wikidata
bunker		Elvaston Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker	Wikidata
bunker		Loughborough Cold Store	warehouse, bunker	Wikidata
bunker		Nottingham Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
castle		Ashby de la Zouch Castle	ruins, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
castle	1067	Belvoir Castle	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
castle	1480	Kirby Muxloe Castle	manor house, ruins, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
castle	1060	Leicester Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
castle	1067	Nottingham Castle	local museum, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
museum	1879	Derby Museum and Art Gallery	independent museum, military museum, local museum, art museum, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum		Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum	war memorial, military museum, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
image	2008	Northeast edge of Wymeswold Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 905697		Wikimedia
image	2008	Northern edge of Wymeswold Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 905706		Wikimedia
image	2011	RAF Wymeswold, control tower and water tank		Wikimedia
image	2011	RAF Wymeswold		Wikimedia
image	2011	RAF Wymeswold		Wikimedia
image	2005	Wymeswold Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 15683		Wikimedia
image	2011	Wymeswold airfield water tower		Wikimedia
image	2005	Wymeswold disused airfield - geograph.org.uk - 32597		Wikimedia

RAF Wymeswold

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