Woolley Hill
WOOLLEY HILL: Gliding site
Note: Both of these pictures are from my Google Earth © derived database.
Operated by: Bedford Gliding Club
Location: N of the A14, roughly 4nm from the centre of the Alconbury air base site and about 5nm WNW of Huntingdon town centre
Period of operation: Unknown? Certainly in 1931
NOTES: We have Mr Graham Frost, a great friend of this 'Guide', to thank for pointing out this location.
I suppose it might be worth a mention, especially for younger visitors to this 'Guide', to explain why I have it listed as being in two Counties. I do not know how things have developed in other countries, but the U.K. is in a complete mess by and large, which may not be apparent if looking at modern maps, especially a modern road atlas.
The main problem being that they appear to give the boundaries of "Counties", which is very misleading at best - at least historically. In so many cases, modern so called "Counties" are administrative areas. Classic examples being Bath & NE Somerset, West Midlands and Greater London. In fact the original Counties still exist. It seems that only an Act of Parliament can change the nature of a County, and, as far as I am aware, this has never happened. Or at least perhaps (?), in the last 150 years. Probably much longer?
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