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Cottesmore Destination Guide

Delve into Cottesmore in United Kingdom

Cottesmore in the region of England is a city in United Kingdom - some 86 mi or ( 139 km ) North of London , the country's capital .

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Current time in Cottesmore is now 11:10 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tinwell, Tickencote, Stainby, South Witham, and South Luffenham. While being here, make sure to check out Tinwell . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Cottesmore ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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HARRIER A FINAL BOW COPYRIGHT JETNOISEFOREVER.

23:01 min by jetnoiseforever
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Filmed by James fenely during the last days of the harriers at raf cottesmore ( a sad day for a british icon ) It only seems a minute since i was filming the TTTE tonkas at cottesmore , another great ..

COTTESMORE FAMILY DAY 1994 DEPARTURES F4 X2 F104 X2

7:16 min by jetnoiseforever
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ALWAYS POPULAR WITH ENTHUSIASTS ARE THE DEPARTURES AS WELL AS ARRIVALS RAF COTTESMORE WAS NO EXEPTION DURING THE TTTE FAMILYS OPEN DAYS, HERE ARE TWO GERMAN F4 PHANTOMS AND TWO ITALIAN F104 STARFIGHTE ..


1994 TTTE COTTESMORE BLADE X3 TORNADO part two

4:54 min by jetnoiseforever
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Displaying at the cottesmore familys day in 1994 the resident tornado`s (BLADE) as they were known , and a german f4 phantom, filmed in hi8. THIS VIDEO IS UNDER COPYRIGHT TO JETNOISEFOREVER. ..

RAF Cottesmore 10th Dec 2010

23:31 min by blizzardthewatcher
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4 Sqn arrive at Cottesmore after leaving Wittering for the last time . This is likely to be the last time I see a Harrier flying in the UK , goodbye Harriers :( ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rutland Railway Museum

For the US railway see Rutland Railway Rutland Railway Museum, now trading as Rocks by Rail: The Living Ironstone Museum, is a heritage railway on part of a former Midland Railway mineral branch line. It is situated north east of Oakham, in Rutland, England.

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Located at 52.71 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Heritage railways in England, Museums in Rutland, Railway museums in England

RAF Cottesmore

Royal Air Force Station Cottesmore or more simply RAF Cottesmore is a former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton. The station housed all the operational Harrier GR9 squadrons in the Royal Air Force, and No. 122 Expeditionary Air Wing. On 15 December 2009 it was announced that the station would close in 2013 as part of defence spending cuts, along with the retirement of the Harrier GR9 and the disbandment of Joint Force Harrier.

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Located at 52.73 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Airfields of the IX Troop Carrier Command in the United Kingdom, Military units and formations established in 1938, Organizations disestablished in 2011, Royal Air Force stations in Rutland, Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom

Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment

The Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment (TTTE) was a multinational air unit based at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland, England from 1981 to 1999. It performed training on the Panavia Tornado for the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe and Italian Air Force. Initially, pilots received four weeks of training on the ground, followed by nine weeks in the air.

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Located at 52.73 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Aviation in Europe, Aviation schools in the United Kingdom, Military units and formations disestablished in 1999, Military units and formations established in 1981, Multinational units and formations, Training establishments of the Royal Air Force

Burley Castle

Burley Castle, more commonly called Alstoe, was to the north of the village of Burley, two miles north-east of Oakham in the county of Rutland, grid reference SK894119. Alstoe was the name of a hundred. There is doubtful evidence of a small motte and bailey castle of the late 11th or early 12th century. Only earthworks remain.

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Located at 52.70 -0.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Castles in Rutland

Oakham Rural District

Oakham was a rural district in Rutland, England from 1894 to 1974, covering the north of the county. The rural district had its origins in the Oakham Rural Sanitary District, formed in 1875. Oakham RSD had an identical area to Oakham poor law union, and consisted of thirty-one civil parishes of which twenty-nine were in Rutland and two in Leicestershire.

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Located at 52.69 -0.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, History of Rutland, Local government in Rutland, Rural districts of England

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