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Former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England
Royal Air Force Caistor or more simply RAF Caistor is a former Royal Air Force relief landing ground located 6 miles (10 km) south east of Brigg, Lincolnshire
RAF_Caistor
Town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
authors list (link) "RAF Caistor", Raf-lincolnshire.info. Retrieved 8 September 2010 "The Wartime Memories Project – RAF Caistor" Archived 10 June 2012
Caistor
Former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England
In 1959 RAF Hemswell became the headquarters for the "No. 5 (Lincolnshire) Missile Dispersal Sites" located at RAF Bardney, RAF Caistor, RAF Ludford Magna
RAF_Coleby_Grange
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
Former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England
arrangements. RAF Hemswell was also the headquarters for the No. 5 (Lincolnshire) Missile Dispersal Sites located at RAF Bardney, RAF Caistor, RAF Coleby Grange
RAF_Hemswell
Intermediate-range ballistic missile
142 (Strategic Missile) Squadron – RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire No. 269 (Strategic Missile) Squadron – RAF Caistor, Lincolnshire Driffield Wing No. 98
PGM-17_Thor
Grammar school in Lincolnshire, England
Caistor Grammar School is a selective school with academy status in the English town of Caistor in the county of Lincolnshire, England. The school was
Caistor_Grammar_School
Former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England
No. 233 Maintenance Unit RAF at RAF Market Stainton. The airfield's bombs were stored widely spaced along the edge of Caistor High Street to avoid a sequence
RAF_Ludford_Magna
British deployment of PGM-17 Thor ballistic missiles
Kingdom between 1959 and 1963. Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command operated 60 Thor missiles, dispersed to 20 RAF air stations, as part of the British nuclear
Project_Emily
Former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England
station was returned to RAF control for use as a Fighter Operational Training Unit with Spitfires of No. 53 OTU from Llandow. Caistor and Hibaldstow being
RAF_Kirton_in_Lindsey
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
with the headquarters at RAF Hemswell and a squadron each at RAF Bardney, RAF Caistor and RAF Ludford Magna. During October 1962 142 Squadron was kept at
No._142_Squadron_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
269 Squadron reformed at RAF Caistor as a Thor Missile Squadron in Bomber Command as part of the Thor Missile Force based at RAF Hemswell. No. 269 Squadron
No._269_Squadron_RAF
Formation of the British Royal air force 1918-1944
Unit at RAF Cranfield and RAF Twinwood Farm, Mosquitos No. 53 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, RAF Hibaldstow and RAF Caistor, Spitfires
No._9_Group_RAF
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
girder bridge, built in 1889, that spans the River Ancholme. The former RAF Caistor is chiefly within the parish, and the concrete bases of three Thor IRBM
North_Kelsey
Roads in district of New Zealand
Peerless Homes Ltd Caistor Street 1962 D.M. McKenzie RAF Caistor where he served during the war. Group of streets including Hendon Rd, Caistor St and Reeves
List of streets in Hamilton, Waikato
List_of_streets_in_Hamilton,_Waikato
District in England
the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Caistor and Market Rasen, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas
West_Lindsey
Village in Norfolk, England
Hall. A few hundred metres south of the A140/A47 interchange it meets Caistor St Edmund, where the parish includes the Mangreen quarry owned by Lafarge
Stoke_Holy_Cross
British actress, comedian and writer (born 1957)
which was partly funded by the RAF. When her father was stationed at RAF Faldingworth in Lincolnshire, she attended Caistor Grammar School for one year.
Dawn_French
Road in England
and Grimsby was originally part of the A18. The section that connects Caistor and Nettleton has a couple of dangerous junctions. The major realignments
A46_road
147 mile footpath in England
until April 1996. It follows the Lincolnshire Wolds over the AONB through Caistor, crossing the A46, and Horncastle, crossing the A158. It follows the River
Viking_Way
Academy in Caistor, Lincolnshire, England
Caistor Yarborough Academy is a mixed 11–16 yrs secondary school based in the Lincolnshire market town of Caistor, England. The school was founded as
Caistor_Yarborough_Academy
Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
6 km) to the south-west. Birchwood estate, built in the 1970s on the site of RAF Skellingthorpe, is 2.5 miles (4 km) to the south-east. The earliest-known
Skellingthorpe
Market town in Lincolnshire, England
The RAF Regiment reached in excess of 66,000 personnel and was housed at RAF Belton Park (the Regiment's first depot), RAF Folkingham and RAF North
Grantham
Village in Lincolnshire, England
England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, 4 miles (6 km) east from Caistor and 10 miles (16 km) south-west from Grimsby. In 1931 the parish had a
Cuxwold
County of England
The market towns of the Lincolnshire Wolds, Louth, Alford, Horncastle, Caistor and Spilsby are also attractive, with several having historically important
Lincolnshire
Former RNLI lifeboat station in Lincolnshire, England
(10-oared) self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, gift of Miss A. Dixon of West Caistor, Lincolnshire, built by Woolfe of Shadwell, London, costing £422. 34-foot
Donna_Nook_Lifeboat_Station
Former RAF barracks
the former Royal Air Force barracks for RAF Woodhall Spa. It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of the site of RAF Woodhall Spa, in the civil parish of Tattershall
Thorpe_Camp
Town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
survived as RAF Holbeach Bombing Range becoming parented to RAF Marham, it continues active service as a practice bombing range for the RAF as well as
Sutton_Bridge
British Communist and Green politician (1922–2004)
the Communist Party of Great Britain and then the Green Party. Born in Caistor in Lincolnshire, Peck grew up in Scunthorpe and was educated at Scunthorpe
John_Peck_(politician)
crashed on approach to RAF Waddington, two killed. 24 September 1947 RE373 of No. 97 Squadron RAF dived into the ground near Caistor, Norfolk, nine killed
List of accidents and incidents involving the Avro Lincoln
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Avro_Lincoln
Village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
landing ground for RAF Cranwell. In May 1941 it was transferred to 12 Group, RAF Fighter Command and became a satellite station for RAF Digby. The station
Coleby,_North_Kesteven
Town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England
national importance or RAF significance. From 1950[until when?] RAF Coningsby was home to three squadrons of Washingtons, the RAF name for the Boeing B-29
Coningsby
Coastal area and nature reserve in Lincolnshire, England
Force stations in Lincolnshire for bombing practice and shares its name with RAF Donna Nook. The site was also made available to commercial organisations
Donna_Nook
Village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
between the A15 to the east and the A17 to the west, joins the village to RAF Cranwell. The appropriate civil parish is called Cranwell, Brauncewell and
Cranwell
Radio navigation system
Slave Station, Stenigot AMES 7722. Changed to Nettleton (formerly known as Caistor) because of poor coverage from Stenigot. A Western chain was planned but
Gee_(navigation)
Hamlet in Lincolnshire, England
the Isle of Axholme Joint Railway with a goods station serving the former RAF airfield. In the Middle Ages the Benedictine St Mary's Abbey, York, had a
Sandtoft,_Lincolnshire
Town in Lincolnshire, England
War, the area round Stamford contained several military sites, including RAF station, airborne encampments and a prisoner-of-war camp. Within the town
Stamford,_Lincolnshire
non-commissioned member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) to receive this honour. Hollowday attended Caistor Grammar School, where he was a boarder and played
Vivian_Hollowday
British middle-distance runner
AAAs Junior Championships, with her sister Teena, at Yarborough School in Caistor, living in Nettleton. She stepped up to longer distances over the next
Jane_Colebrook
British television presenter and former motorcycle racer (born 1981)
to Guy Gibson of No. 617 Squadron RAF. Martin's mother, Rita Kidals, was from Nettleton, Lincolnshire, near Caistor, and was of Latvian heritage; her
Guy_Martin
Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
on the A607 Grantham Road. The village is known for its association with RAF Waddington. At the 2001 Census Waddington had a population of 6,086, increasing
Waddington,_Lincolnshire
Hamlet and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
World War connection with RAF Woodhall Spa, which was in this parish. RAF Woodhall Spa was planned as a satellite airfield to RAF Coningsby. Construction
Tattershall_Thorpe
Village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
houses are the Marquis of Granby and the Red Lion Inn, both on High Street. RAF Wellingore opened in 1935 and operated for ten years until it was decommissioned
Wellingore
Village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England
Gainsthorpe Road. Signal Box – 1880 timber signal box on Gainsthorpe Road. See RAF Hibaldstow and for the skydiving centre, Skydive Hibaldstow. A local level
Hibaldstow
Village and civil parish in Norfolk, England
Wymondham...The church is good; and there are a Primitive Methodist chapel" RAF Tibenham is an airfield and Royal Air Force station located 13.5 miles (21
Tibenham,_Norfolk
Village and civil parish in England
Nottinghamshire.[citation needed] During the Second World War, RAF Swinderby (later renamed RAF Norton Disney) was home to No 93 Maintenance Unit (No 93 MU)
Norton_Disney
main Roman forts in Lincolnshire were: Ancaster Brant Broughton (Briga) Caistor Broughton (Praetorium) Horncastle (Banovalum) Kirton in Lindsey (Inmedio)
History_of_Lincolnshire
Village in Lincolnshire, England
the industry is still represented in the village. RAF Goxhill was used in the Second World War by RAF and the USAAF. The 78th Fighter Group arrived at
Goxhill
Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
other is the 6th Skegness. RAF Manby was situated near the village between 1938 and 1974. Houses in Manby were built for RAF personnel, with village streets
Manby
City and non-metropolitan district in Norfolk, England
of Caistor St Edmund on the River Tas about 5 mi (8 km) to the south of modern Norwich. After an uprising led by Boudica in about 60 AD, the Caistor area
Norwich
Cathedral city in Lincolnshire, England
2011. Finds suggest a 100-to-1 preponderance over the nominal mints of Caistor, Horncastle and Louth; a hoard recovered at Corringham, near Gainsborough
Lincoln,_England
Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
early eighteenth century which is unaltered and in its original condition. RAF North Coates was opened during the First World War, and closed in June 1919
North_Cotes
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
Pilot Off JB Fardell from RAF Syerston. The fire engines were from Lincoln and Lindsey Fire Brigade at Market Rasen and Caistor. Glentham Grade I listed
Glentham
Region of England
filler pots. Sealord UK make all of Waitrose's white fish products near Caistor. Kettleby Foods, part of Samworth Brothers, make most of Tesco's ready
East_Midlands
Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
cemetery includes a War Graves site for airmen from RAF Coleby Grange and RAF Digby (originally RAF Scopwick), and includes the grave of the nineteen-year-old
Scopwick
moved out of RAF Scampton". BBC News. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2026. "Museum of RAF Firefighting | Museum dedicated to RAF Firefighting History
List of museums in Lincolnshire
List_of_museums_in_Lincolnshire
English military historian and writer (1937–2015)
wounded, he moved across to the RAF Police on Special Security Duties (Atomic & Chemical Weapons), and was part of a special RAF military police unit in the
Bruce_Barrymore_Halpenny
Volcanic events in Iceland
(including a group of 30 schoolchildren and their three teachers from Caistor Grammar School in England), and flights to and from Reykjavík and Keflavík
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
2010_eruptions_of_Eyjafjallajökull
Village in North Lincolnshire, England
is Humberside International Airport, the former Second World War station, RAF Kirmington. Kirmington's recorded population in the 2001 Census was 337,
Kirmington
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
situated 6 miles (10 km) north of Lincoln, and just off the A15 road near RAF Scampton. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 123
Cammeringham
Village in Lincolnshire, England
of the village. RAF Fiskerton opened in January 1943 as part of 5 Group, RAF Bomber Command as 52 Sub-Base Station controlled by RAF Scampton. It closed
Fiskerton,_Lincolnshire
Village in Lincolnshire, England
village of Partney. One mile north-east of Skendleby was the location of RAF Skendleby Chain Home Low radar station, with a 200-foot (61 m) wooden mast
Skendleby
Former spa town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
mineral springs, historic cinema and its Second World War association with the RAF 617 Squadron, commonly referred to as 'The Dambusters'. Much of the village's
Woodhall_Spa
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Remembrance Sunday. Nearby is the former Second World War bomber airfield RAF Grimsby, which was originally Grimsby Municipal Airport. After the start
Waltham,_Lincolnshire
Village in Lincolnshire, England
repairs to the floor. The church contains a memorial to a No. 49 Squadron RAF Avro Lancaster that crashed near the village on 26 November 1944. The aircraft
Dry_Doddington
Village in Norfolk, England
124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Seething Airfield, formerly RAF Seething, is to the south of the village. The area of the airfield is on
Seething
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
and a village hall; its post office and village shop have closed.[when?] RAF Faldingworth was used by Bomber Command during the Second World War, and
Faldingworth
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire County Council. "Middle Rasen methodist chapel". Market Rasen & Caistor Circuit. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 16 March
Middle_Rasen
Village in Lincolnshire, England
HM Prison Morton Hall is in the village. It was originally the site of an RAF base, which was converted into a prison in 1985. The facility was converted
Morton_Hall
Town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
Services Hockey XI in 1962, and for the RAF, against the Switzerland national team, when a Pilot Officer at RAF Hack Green in 1956 and for the England
Market_Rasen
Village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
a Wesleyan chapel. On Thursday 8 May 1980 a BAC Jet Provost 'XW314' from RAF Cranwell crashed, around 100 yds from the A46. The pilots landed 1.5 miles
Swinderby
Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
station was in operation along Normanby Cliff Road which was connected to RAF Scampton and was used to transmit messages to Bomber Squadrons over Germany
Normanby_by_Spital
Road in England
near to two RAF bases – RAF Digby, which is used for communications rather than as a flying station, and across the end of the runway of RAF Waddington
A15_road_(England)
Coastal village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
Second World War, RAF Ingoldmells was a Chain Home Low radar station, providing low-altitude short-range warning, with a rotating antenna. RAF Stenigot on the
Ingoldmells
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Lincoln. On Wednesday 9 July 1969 at 2.20pm, there was the first loss of an RAF Phantom aircraft, 'XV395'. The navigator was Flight Lieutenant Forbes MacCombie
Miningsby
Village in south Norfolk, England
Bressingham Brockdish Brooke Broome Bunwell Burgh St Peter Burston and Shimpling Caistor St Edmund and Bixley Carleton Rode Carleton St Peter Chedgrave Claxton
Flordon
Village in Lincolnshire, England
patrons of the living of Killingholme until Victorian times. The former RAF North Killingholme is in the southern part of the civil parish, built and
North_Killingholme
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Londonthorpe and Harrowby parish include the Officer's Mess of the Second World War RAF Spitalgate, and buildings and structures within Belton Park. The Grade II*
Londonthorpe
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
tribe). In the Second World War, the village became home to RAF Ingham, a satellite airfield of RAF Hemswell consisting of three grass runways. Three Polish
Ingham,_Lincolnshire
Village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England
Civil War. The A15 (built in 1978) traverses the old runways of the former RAF Elsham Wolds airfield. Close to the village is Elsham Hall. Barnetby services
Elsham,_Lincolnshire
2024-02-05. "Historic England". "CHURCH OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL, Caistor - 1063382 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-05
List of churches in Lincolnshire
List_of_churches_in_Lincolnshire
Village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
Witham. The houses were intended for servicemen at RAF Cottesmore, but were taken instead by personnel at RAF North Luffenham. The village trebled in size virtually
South_Witham
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
17th-century Spital Almshouse, now a cottage, and its barn, previously a hospice. RAF Hemswell was located just outside the village from 1937 until it closed in
Hemswell
Village in Norfolk, England
Bressingham Brockdish Brooke Broome Bunwell Burgh St Peter Burston and Shimpling Caistor St Edmund and Bixley Carleton Rode Carleton St Peter Chedgrave Claxton
Colney
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
designed the conversion. RAF Wickenby was a Second World War military airfield, opened in 1942. During the war as it served as an RAF Bomber Command station
Wickenby
Village in Norfolk, England
Bressingham Brockdish Brooke Broome Bunwell Burgh St Peter Burston and Shimpling Caistor St Edmund and Bixley Carleton Rode Carleton St Peter Chedgrave Claxton
Geldeston
Village in Lincolnshire, England
west of Twyford Wood, which was the site of a Second World War airfield RAF North Witham, and still retains military artefacts, including open runways
Colsterworth
Green, Bushy Common, Bustard's Green, Buxton, Bylaugh Caister-on-Sea, Caistor St Edmund, California, Calthorpe, Calthorpe Street, Cantley, Carbrooke
List_of_places_in_Norfolk
Village in Lincolnshire, England
carved by the Congolese sculptor Mahomet Thomas Phillips. RAF Dunholme Lodge airfield was used by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. It closed
Dunholme
Fenland area in Lincolnshire, England
Holbeach Hurn. At the north-east on The Wash saltmarsh is the bombing range of RAF Holbeach. In 1810 a late 17th- or early 18th-century wooden coastal vessel
Holbeach_Marsh
Village in Lincolnshire, England
centres of trade—operated between the village and both Sleaford and Lincoln. RAF Phantom 'XT912', of 64 Squadron, crashed on the morning of Wednesday 14 April
Walcott,_Lincolnshire
Village in Lincolnshire, England
£80. Near the village is the Royal Air Force grass airfield of RAF Digby (formerly RAF Scopwick). During the Second World War the station was home to
Digby,_Lincolnshire
Village in Norfolk, England
In 1830, a windmill was built in Deopham which burnt down in the 1920s. RAF Deopham Green opened in 1943 for use by the United States Army Air Forces
Deopham
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
parish of Hemswell, historically in the West Riding of the Parts of Lindsey. RAF Hemswell was located on the site from 1937 until it closed in 1967. The airfield
Hemswell_Cliff
unclassified in 2005. A1084 A18 (originally A15) near Brigg A1173 near Caistor Originally the B1209, it used to end on the A46 in Caister town centre
A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
A_roads_in_Zone_1_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
Village in Norfolk, England
Bressingham Brockdish Brooke Broome Bunwell Burgh St Peter Burston and Shimpling Caistor St Edmund and Bixley Carleton Rode Carleton St Peter Chedgrave Claxton
Cringleford
Linear settlement and former civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
de Havilland Vampire Mk5 'VZ274' crashed on 24 January 1957, flying from RAF Swinderby. The aircraft exploded in mid-air, but the parachute never opened
Holme,_North_Lincolnshire
Village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
Whittle lodged at a house in the village while developing the jet engine at RAF Cranwell; the remains of this house lie near the church. In the village are
Dorrington,_Lincolnshire
Small area in Lincolnshire, England
in Glentham. On 2 June 1939 Handley Page Hampden 'L4128', from 144 Sqn at RAF Hemswell, crashed 200 yards away. Three airmen were killed, who burned to
Caenby_Corner
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
site was returned to farmland after the First World War, but in the 1930s RAF Hemswell was built on the site. The parish church of St Chad's has a Saxon
Harpswell,_Lincolnshire
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