Biggin Hill
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Biggin Hill is a village in the London Borough of Bromley best known for its historic RAF airfield and role in the Battle of Britain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biggin Hill canonical | 21 |
| Biggin Hill Airport | 2 |
| Biggin Hill sector | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ village ⓘ |
| administrativeBorough |
London Borough of Bromley
ⓘ
surface form:
Bromley
|
| airfieldEstablished | First World War era ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| category |
Areas of London
ⓘ
Battle of Britain locations ⓘ Districts of the London Borough of Bromley ⓘ Villages in London ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Greater London ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dialCode | 01959 ⓘ |
| distanceFromCentralLondon | approximately 16 miles south-southeast of Charing Cross ⓘ |
| elevation | high ground relative to central London ⓘ |
| governingBody |
London Borough of Bromley
ⓘ
surface form:
London Borough of Bromley Council
|
| hasEvent | airshows at Biggin Hill Airport ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Biggin Hill Library
ⓘ
local shops ⓘ primary schools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Biggin Hill
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Biggin Hill Airport
former RAF Biggin Hill ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | RAF Chapel of Remembrance at Biggin Hill ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
St Mark’s Church, Biggin Hill
ⓘ
St Theresa’s Catholic Church, Biggin Hill ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Biggin Hill Airport runways used for general aviation and business jets ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
fighter station during the Second World War
ⓘ
key airfield in the defense of London ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aviation heritage
ⓘ
historic RAF airfield ⓘ role in the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 51.313° N ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Greater London ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
London Borough of Bromley ⓘ South East England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Downs ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 0.033° E ⓘ |
| nearestRailwayStation |
Hayes, Kent, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Hayes (Kent)
Oxted ⓘ |
| partOf | historic county of Kent ⓘ |
| postalTown | Westerham ⓘ |
| postcodeArea | TN ⓘ |
| region |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| timeZone | GMT ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | BST ⓘ |
| transport | served by bus routes rather than rail ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Biggin Hill Airport
this entity surface form:
Biggin Hill Airport
this entity surface form:
Biggin Hill sector
subject surface form:
BR postcode area