Broad Heath Homepage


©Colin Pyle
Dist:0.2km<br/>This lane goes to a bridleway that then leads to the rear of the Ladfordfields Industrial Estate, the estate is not accessible by any vehicle from here.
©Stephen Pearce
Dist:0.5km<br/>
©Mick Malpass
Dist:0.7km<br/>
©Mick Malpass
Dist:0.7km<br/>Looking across farm land to Waltonhurst
©Graham Burnett
Dist:0.7km<br/>
©Mick Malpass
Dist:0.7km<br/>Seighford Airfield was built on 450 acres of requisitioned farmland in 1941. It became operational in September 1942 as home to 30 Operational Training Unit RAF which, initially at least, flew Wellington bombers. The airfield became non-operational in 1947 and was taken over in 1956 by Boulton and Paul who used it as a test site until 1965 for a range of famous aircraft marques including the Viscount and the Lightning. The north end of the site has been home to the Staffordshire Gliding Club since 1992. Hextall Covert can be seen in the background.
©Simon Huguet
Dist:0.7km<br/>Seen across Marshfields from the path behind the Ladfordfields Industrial Estate.
©Simon Huguet
Dist:0.8km<br/>By the main road opposite the Industrial Estate
©Geoff Pick
Dist:0.8km<br/>This track goes around the old Seighford airbase.
©Mick Malpass
Dist:0.8km<br/>The road crosses the north end of the old Seighford airfield and the pitched roof is one of the hangars which survives in the industrial estate.
©Simon Huguet
Dist:0.8km<br/>A view across the shallow valley of Clanford Brook with vibrant green colours and hawthorn in blossom.
©Gill Stott
Dist:0.8km<br/>Looking across towards Ellenhall.
©Simon Huguet
Dist:0.8km<br/>Seighford Airfield was built on 450 acres of requisitioned farmland in 1941. It became operational in September 1942 as home to 30 Operational Training Unit RAF which, initially at least, flew Wellington bombers. The airfield became non-operational in 1947 and was taken over in 1956 by Boulton and Paul who used it as a test site until 1965 for a range of famous aircraft marques including the Viscount and the Lightning. The north end of the site has been home to the Staffordshire Gliding Club since 1992. Few of the airfields over 300 buildings remain, although the main runway is still in existence being currently used by a 'Driving Experience' company.
©Simon Huguet
Dist:0.8km<br/>Seighford Airfield was built on 450 acres of requisitioned farmland in 1941. It became operational in September 1942 as home to 30 Operational Training Unit RAF which, initially at least, flew Wellington bombers. The airfield became non-operational in 1947 and was taken over in 1956 by Boulton and Paul who used it as a test site until 1965 for a range of famous aircraft marques including the Viscount and the Lightning. The north end of the site has been home to the Staffordshire Gliding Club since 1992. Few of the airfield's over 300 buildings remain although the main runway is still in existence, being currently used by a 'Driving Experience' company.
©Simon Huguet

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]

Members Nearby

Broad Heath Discussion Forum


Places Near Broad Heath

Aston • Brazenhill • Broad Heath • Butter Bank • Chebsey • Coton Clanford • Creswell • Derrington • Eccleshall • Ellenhall • Gnosall • Great Bridgeford • Hollies Common • Knightley • Knightley Dale • Lawnhead • Little Bridgefor • Long Compton • Lower Knightley • Ranton • Ranton Green • Redhill • Seighford • Shallowford • Shut Heath • The Handfords • The Marsh • Whitecross • Whitley Heath • Wootton •