RAF Merryfield
Royal Air Force Merryfield or more simply RAF Merryfield is a former Royal Air Force station in the village of Ilton near Ilminster in southwest Somerset, England.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
RNAS Merryfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield, commonly known as RNAS Merryfield, is an air station of the…
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Lobsterthermidor, Public domain.
The Anglican Church of St Peter in Ilton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century, incorporating fragments from 12th and 13th.
Church of St James, Beercrocombe
Church
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St James in Beercrocombe, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century but the current building is predominantly from the 15th.
Localities in the Area
Ilton
Village
Photo: Dave Vaughan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ilton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 8 miles south-east of Taunton, and 2 miles north of Ilminster in the South Somerset district.
Isle Brewers
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isle Brewers is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Isle, 7 miles south east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. Isle Brewers is situated 3½ km northeast of RAF Merryfield.
Puckington
Hamlet
Photo: Ray Beer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Puckington is a village and civil parish, situated 10 miles south-east of Taunton and 10 miles west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. Puckington is situated 3½ km east of RAF Merryfield.
RAF Merryfield
- Type: Airfield
- Description: former military airfield in Somerset, England, UK
- Categories: air base and transport
- Location: Ilton, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.96424° or 50° 57' 51" northLongitude
-2.93695° or 2° 56' 13" westElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open Location Code
9C2VX377+M6GeoNames ID
11593567Wikidata ID
Q7275475RAF Merryfield Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- English: HI, MF
- French: RAF Merryfield
- French: base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni
- Persian: فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی مریفیلد
- Isle Abbotts
In the Area
RAF Merryfield is situated close to the villages Isle Abbots and Ashill.
Localities
- BeercrocombeHamlet, 2½ km northwest
- Curry MalletVillage, 3½ km northwest
- Windmill HillHamlet, 4 km southwest
- BroadwayVillage, 4 km southwest
- StocklinchVillage, 4 km east
- FiveheadVillage, 4 km north
Landmarks
- Beacon HillHill, 4 km southeast
- Crimson HillHill, 4½ km northwest
- Herne HillPeak, 5 km south
- Stocklinch HillHill, 5 km east
- Thorn HillHill, 7 km northwest
- Burrow HillPeak, 7 km east
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page RAF Merryfield. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.