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Upper Heyford Airbase is a Cold War military installation located in Oxfordshire that served as a strategic airfield during the second half of the twentieth century. The site contains structures and facilities dating primarily from the 1950s onwards, reflecting its role as a significant base for Allied operations during the Cold War period. The airbase's physical infrastructure includes runways, dispersal areas, and associated military buildings that exemplify mid-to-late twentieth century military aerospace engineering and defence strategy. Following its closure as an active airbase, the site has been designated for its historical importance in documenting Cold War defence infrastructure on British soil.
Cold War structures at the former Upper Heyford Airbase is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021399. View the official record →
Upper Heyford Airbase is a Cold War military installation located in Oxfordshire that served as a strategic airfield during the second half of the twentieth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021399.
Cold War structures at the former Upper Heyford Airbase is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021399.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Turf Maze at Troy Farm (0.7 km), Ardley Wood moated ringwork (1.8 km), Tithe Barn (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cold War structures at the former Upper Heyford Airbase's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cold War structures at the former Upper Heyford Airbase stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.