RAF Shawbury
Royal Air Force Shawbury, otherwise known as RAF Shawbury, is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Shawbury in Shropshire in the West Midlands of England.Notable Places in the Area
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 1½ miles northeast of RAF Shawbury.
Acton Reynald Hall
Building
Photo: John Preston Neale, Public domain.
Acton Reynald Hall is a 19th-century country house at Acton Reynald, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England.
Localities in the Area
Shawbury
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shawbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.
Acton Reynald
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acton Reynald is a village in the north of Shropshire, England.
Stanton upon Hine Heath
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanton upon Hine Heath is a village and parish in Shropshire, England. Stanton upon Hine Heath is situated 1½ miles northeast of RAF Shawbury.
RAF Shawbury
- Type: Airfield
- Description: airfield in Shropshire
- Categories: Royal Air Force station and transportation
- Location: Shawbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.79539° or 52° 47' 43" northLongitude
-2.6726° or 2° 40' 21" westElevation
246 feet (75 metres)ICAO airport code
EGOSOpen Location Code
9C4VQ8WG+5XGeoNames ID
6255021Wikidata ID
Q7275561RAF Shawbury Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 肖伯里皇家空軍基地
- French: RAF Shawbury
- German: RAF Shawbury
- Japanese: シュルーズベリー王立空軍基地
- Japanese: ショウベリー空軍基地
- Malay: Pangkalan Udara Shawbury
- Malay: Pengkalan Udara Shawbury
- Persian: فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی شاوبری
- Tajik: Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате шовбри
In the Area
RAF Shawbury is situated close to the village Moreton Corbet and the locality Edgebolton.
Localities
- GrinshillVillage, 2 miles northwest
- HadnallVillage, 2 miles southwest
- CliveVillage, 2½ miles northwest
- AstleyVillage, 2½ miles southwest
- Upper AstleyHamlet, 2½ miles south
- Lee BrockhurstVillage, 3 miles north
Landmarks
- Moreton Corbet CastleCastle
- Grinshill HillPeak, 2 miles northwest
- Besford WoodHill, 2 miles north
- ShawburyCastle, 2½ miles north
- Yorton railway stationRailway station, 3 miles west
- Lee HillsHill, 3 miles north
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