Cranwell

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Cranwell is a village in Lincolnshire, England, best known for its historic Royal Air Force training college, RAF Cranwell.

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Cranwell canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
military academy
military airbase
officer training college
village
administrativeCounty Lincolnshire
ceremonialCounty Lincolnshire
civilParish Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard’s Leap
country England
United Kingdom
distanceTo approximately 14 miles south of Lincoln
approximately 4 miles north-west of Sleaford
governingBody North Kesteven district
surface form: North Kesteven District Council
hasDialCode 01400
hasEducationalInstitutionNearby Royal Air Force College
surface form: Royal Air Force College Cranwell
hasMilitaryFacility RAF Cranwell
hasNearbySettlement Lincoln
Newark-on-Trent
Sleaford
hasOSGridReference TF015535
hasPostcodeArea NG
hasPostcodeDistrict NG34
hasPostTown Sleaford
hasReligiousBuilding St Andrew's Church, Cranwell
surface form: Church of St Andrew, Cranwell
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
hasTransportLink A17 road nearby
hosts Royal Air Force College
surface form: Royal Air Force College Cranwell
locatedIn Cranwell self-linksurface differs
Lincolnshire
North Kesteven district
RAF Cranwell
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
notableAs world’s first Air Academy
notableFor RAF Cranwell
opened 1919
openedAsAirStation 1916
operatedBy Royal Air Force
parishChurch St Andrew’s Church
region East Midlands
role initial officer training for RAF
usedFor aircrew training
officer training

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Kesteven containsSettlement Cranwell
Cranwell locatedIn Cranwell self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: RAF Cranwell