Hall Farm
HALL FARM: Private airstrip, later airfield (Aka LILLINGSTONE LOVELL)
Note: All six of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Location: Just SW of Lillingstone Lovell village, E of the A413, about 2nm SE to ESE of SILVERSTONE
Period of operation: Unknown? Still operating in 2021
Runways: This is quite a rare example of the runway(s) not being clearly defined.
The 2004 picture above appears to show a runway: 11/29 450 grass
But: The 2005 picture appears to show a runway, possibly reinforced with gravel (?) : 11/29 270
By 2009 it appears a 11/29 grass runway of around 450 metres was being used.
However, at some later point another runway was added : 12/30 360 grass (This being about half-way along the existing 11/29 runway)
NOTE: As always in this 'Guide' if anybody can kindly offer advice, this will be most welcome.
It also goes to prove just how questionable my self-imposed definition of an airfield can be. It being based on an airstrip being just that - one strip singular. If two or more runways exist - it is an airfield. In this case, I cannot understand why the second 12/30 runway was added? Possibly drainage problems with the main 11/29 runway?
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