Stradishall
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| Stradishall | |
  Stradishall shown within Suffolk |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Stradishall is a village which is part of the St Edmundsbury borough in the English county of Suffolk.
[edit] Location
Position: grid reference TL7452
[edit] RAF Stradishall
In 1938 the Royal Air Force built an airfield at Stradishall. The airfield closed in 1970 and is now the site of Highpoint category C prison. Part of the former airfield remains a MOD training site which is closed to the public. There is a memorial to RAF Stradishall outside Sterling House which was once part of the officers quarters and now is a training unit for the Prison service.
[edit] External links
- http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/StradishallRAF.html RAF Stradishall history
- RAF Stradishall http://splashdown2.tripod.com/theroyalairforce/id8.html
- RAF Straddishall at RAF site: http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s47.html
