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Lakenheath in the region of England with its 8,590 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom - some 69 mi or ( 110 km ) North-East of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Lakenheath is now 06:16 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Worlington, Wordwell, Weeting, Tuddenham, and London Borough of Sutton. When in this area, you might want to check out Worlington . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lakenheath ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
RAF Lakenheath 10th Feb 2011
My first trip to the Heath with my HD camera :) ..
SR-71 Blackbird
Vintage archival video of the Lockheed Martin SR-71 "Blackbird" aircraft shot at RAF Mildenhall, UK in May 1987. ..
KC-135R Stratotanker RAF Mildenhall 7th Nov 08
Couldn't find anywhere sensible to park [ now have , www.thenookcampsite.co.uk ] so this was all i got from Mildenhall during my spotting trip to Suffolk . ..
Best of Mildenhall Air Fete 1988-1995 DVD Introduction
www.planestv.com The introduction to our 'Best of Mildenhall' DVD. This bumper length video features the most dramatic action from the 1988 to 1995 shows. American types dominate particularly the 'hea ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Lackford Hundred
Lackford was a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of 83,712 acres . The hundred fills the north western corner of Suffolk and is triangular in shape, extending about fifteen miles (24 km) in length on each side. It is bounded on the north by Norfolk, on the west by Cambridgeshire, and on the south east by Blackbourn, Thingoe and Risbridge Hundreds. It is in the Franchise or Liberty of St Edmund, in the Diocese of Ely, the Archdeaconry of Sudbury and the Deanery of Fordham.
Located at 52.40 0.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Lakenheath Fen RSPB reserve
Lakenheath Fen RSPB reserve is located on the Norfolk/Suffolk border between Lakenheath and Hockwold cum Wilton adjacent to Lakenheath railway station. Until 1995, when purchased by the RSPB, the land now forming the reserve was heavily farmed arable land. Since then, the 740-acre site has been turned back into the reed beds and grazing marshes that would once have been common in the area.
Located at 52.45 0.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Undley bracteate
The Undley bracteate is a 5th century bracteate found in Undley Common, near Lakenheath, Suffolk. It bears the earliest known inscription that can be argued to be in Anglo-Frisian Futhorc (as opposed to Common Germanic Elder Futhark). The image on the bracteate is an adaptation of an Urbs Roma coin type issued by Constantine the Great, conflating the helmeted head of the emperor and the image of Romulus and Remus suckled by the wolf on one face. With a diameter of 2.3 cm, it weighs 2.24 grams.
Located at 52.40 0.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Lakenheath railway station
Lakenheath railway station serves the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England. The station lies some three miles north of the village of Lakenheath, and is not within convenient walking distance of any sizable population. However, there is a population of over 10,000 people within a 5 mile radius of the station. Services at Lakenheath comprise one train in each direction on Saturdays and three trains in each direction on Sundays. There are no services on Mondays to Fridays.
Located at 52.45 0.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill
The villages of Beck Row, Holywell Row, Kenny Hill and Burnt Fen are a civil parish in the Forest Heath district of Suffolk, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 4,048. The parish covers an area to the north of Mildenhall, including Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill. The American military base at RAF Mildenhall is one of the main employers of this parish and is located in Beck Row, with farming and agriculture coming in second.
Located at 52.37 0.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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