Information for record number MWA8107:
RAF Honiley

Summary The site of RAF Honiley, a Second World War airfield. Some of the airfield buildings still remain but large areas of the runway have been dismantled. The airfield site is located 1km north west of Honiley.
What Is It?  
Type: Airfield
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Honiley
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 73
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A WW2 Airfield subsequently modified to be a base for night fighters. Mostly sold in 1961. The domestic quarters survived in 1989, but parts of the runways had been removed for hardcore.
2 Vertical AP.
3 Online information including photographs of the structures on the site. There were 15 hangers, a cinema and workshop.
4 Constructed 1940/1, during which time it was known as Ramsey. Formally opened on 3rd August 1941. Served as a Sector Station within No 9 Group. Airfield provided with three tarmac runways in the typical triangular layout and conforming to the standard lengths. The main runway was later extended to 2350 yards long. Fifteen hangars were built on the site, three Bellmans and the rest Blisters. The main operations block was situated 1 mile away from the main Airfield for safety reasons, along Bree's Lane. Detailed information.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Aerial photograph
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Date: 1946
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Fifty years of changing land use
Author/originator: Freeman, H
Date: 1989
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Airfields in the Second World War
Author/originator: Smith G
Date: 2004
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: RAF Honiley Airfield from Control Towers.co.uk
Author/originator: Robert Truman
Date: 2002
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Glossary

 
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument AIRFIELD BUILDING * Non-specific building type associated with an airfield. back
monument RUNWAY * A hard level roadway or other surface from which aircraft take off and land. back
monument CONTROL TOWER * A high building at an airport from which air traffic is controlled by radio. back
monument WORKSHOP * A building or room used for small scale manufacture. Use more specific term where possible. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument OPERATIONS BLOCK * A building of varying designs intended for directing military aviation operations. Normally associated with military airfields. back
monument AIRFIELD * An area or site used for the landing and take-off of aircraft, often including associated buildings, equipment and other installations. back
monument HANGAR * A large shed for the housing of aircraft, etc. back
monument CINEMA * A building where people pay to see films and 'moving pictures'. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back

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