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Brunton
Also known as: Brunton, Northumberland
Brunton in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Brunton is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Brunton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton-by-the-Sea, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Alnwick, a short distance inland from the North Sea. In 1951 the parish had a population of 35.
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Background
History
The village is in open flat terrain and gave its name to RAF Brunton, an airfield built during World War II, whose abandoned concrete runways lie immediately north of the village. RAF Brunton was operational as a satellite training airfield for RAF Milfield from the summer of 1942 until early 1946 and existed as a civil aviation field till 2003.
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- Coordinates
- 55.5140, -1.6770
Sources
- wikidata: Q4979585 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brunton, Northumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brunton?
- Brunton is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.5140°, -1.6770°.