Other places · North East England
RAF Greatham
In or near The Hartlepools.
RAF Greatham in England North East, United Kingdom.
Rich Tea — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seaton Carew · 1.3 km
About
RAF Greatham 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: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Greatham or more simply RAF Greatham is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Greatham, County Durham, England. It was also known as RAF West Hartlepool and was located at Hartlepool and was little more than a grass airstrip, a satellite station of RAF Thornaby.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
It was home to four Supermarine Spitfires of No. 403 Squadron RCAF from 19 June 1942 to 22 January 1943; operating forward from RAF Catterick. The airfield was once home to No. 645 Volunteer Gliding School, who operate Grob Vigilant Motor Gliders for the Air Training Corps. They are now located at RAF Topcliffe in Yorkshire. The following units were also here at some point:
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6494, -1.2128
- District
- Hartlepool
- Parish
- Hartlepool, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS25 2EG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hartlepool
- Established
- 1933
- Nearest railway station
- Seaton Carew — 1.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7275351 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Greatham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Greatham?
- RAF Greatham is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS25 2EG), in the parish of Hartlepool, unparished area.
- What is RAF Greatham?
- RAF Greatham in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to RAF Greatham?
- The nearest railway station is Seaton Carew, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS25 2EG.
- When was RAF Greatham built?
- Built or established in 1933.
- Who owns RAF Greatham?
- RAF Greatham is owned by Royal Air Force.
- Is RAF Greatham a protected site?
- Yes — RAF Greatham is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to RAF Greatham?
- The nearest railway station is Seaton Carew, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS25 2EG.