RAF Barton Hall
For other uses, see Barton Hall (disambiguation).
RAF Barton Hall | |
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| Near Barton, Lancashire in England | |
  RAF Barton Hall Shown within the City of Preston | |
| Coordinates | 53°49′09″N 002°43′42″W / 53.81917°N 2.72833°WCoordinates: 53°49′09″N 002°43′42″W / 53.81917°N 2.72833°W |
| Type | Royal Air Force station / Headquarters |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1786 |
| In use | 1940-1975 |
Royal Air Force Barton Hall or more simply RAF Barton Hall is a former Royal Air Force station situated between the villages of Barton and Broughton, near Preston, Lancashire, England.[1]
Post World War II, Barton Hall was the site of the Preston Air Traffic Control Centre which provided the Area Control service between N52.30 and N55.00, with London ATCC (at Heathrow and later West Drayton) to the South and Scottish ATCC (at Prestwick) to the North. The unit closed in 1975, its task having been absorbed by London ATCC and Manchester Sub-centre situated at Manchester Airport.
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