Other places · North East England
RAF Blakelaw
In or near Gosforth.
RAF Blakelaw in England North East, United Kingdom.
Graham Robson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingston Park · 0.3 km
About
RAF Blakelaw 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
RAF Blakelaw (sometimes known as RAF Newcastle) was a Royal Air Force station which acted as headquarters for No.13 Group during the Second World War and which was located in Blakelaw, Northumberland (now a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.0122, -1.6628
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE3 2EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Established
- 1940
- Nearest railway station
- Kingston Park — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7275180 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Blakelaw (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Blakelaw?
- RAF Blakelaw is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE3 2EF), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is RAF Blakelaw?
- RAF Blakelaw in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to RAF Blakelaw?
- The nearest railway station is Kingston Park, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE3 2EF.
- When was RAF Blakelaw built?
- Built or established in 1940.
- Who owns RAF Blakelaw?
- RAF Blakelaw is owned by Royal Air Force.
- Is RAF Blakelaw a protected site?
- Yes — RAF Blakelaw is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to RAF Blakelaw?
- The nearest railway station is Kingston Park, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE3 2EF.