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A350 road
The A350 is a north-south primary route in southern England, that runs from the M4 motorway in Wiltshire to Poole in Dorset. Starting at junction 17 of the M4 motorway north of Chippenham (51°30′53″N 2°07′18″W / 51.5148°N 2.1217°W / 51.5148; -2.1217 (A350 road (northern end))), it goes past the small village of Lacock and then through the towns of Melksham, Westbury, Warminster, Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum, ending in Poole beside Poole Harbour, an English Channel port (50°42′31″N 1°59′35″W / 50.7087°N 1.9931°W / 50.7087; -1.9931 (A350 road (southern end))). There have been many bypasses built along the A350, including at Shaftesbury in the 1950s, Chippenham, Warminster, Blandford Forum and most recently south of Melksham at Semington. The Semington stretch was made wide enough for future carriageway 'dualling' should it be required. Most parts of the route are single carriageway with a few short tracts of dual carriageway.
The section between Chippenham and Warminster also takes in the towns of Melksham and Westbury, plus several villages. Nevertheless, this entire stretch of the A350 remains a single carriageway. This section frequently becomes congested due to the close proximity of several sizeable population centres over a relatively short distance (whose thousands of commuters are served by only a single-lane road), and the fact that it is also a major trunk road linking the M4 to the port of Poole, used by thousands of heavy goods vehicles each week.
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Compton Abbas
Coordinates: 50°58′N 2°11′W / 50.96°N 2.19°W / 50.96; -02.19
Compton Abbas is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the North Dorset administrative district of the county, three miles south of the town of Shaftesbury. It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, below the chalk downs of Cranborne Chase. On top of these hills there is Compton Abbas Airfield. The A350 road between Wiltshire and the south coast passes through the village. In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 200. The name Compton Abbas is derived from the Saxon nomenclature "cumb-ton" (meaning 'village in a narrow valley'), plus "abbas" which refers to the abbey at Shaftesbury (the land was owned by the abbess). The church, St. Mary's, was built in 1866 to replace the older structure which was more remote from the village.
The tower of the Church of St Mary in East Compton is a Grade I listed building.
Media related to Compton Abbas at Wikimedia Commons
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Cranborne Chase
Cranborne Chase (grid reference ST970180) is a chalk plateau in central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. The plateau is part of the English Chalk Formation and is adjacent to Salisbury Plain and the West Wiltshire Downs in the north, and the Dorset Downs to the south west. The scarp slope of the hills faces the Blackmore Vale to the west, and to some extent the Vale of Wardour to the north. The chalk gently slopes south and dips under clays and gravels.
An area of 379 square miles (981 square kilometres)of the Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the sixth largest AONB in the country. The highest point is Win Green, in Wiltshire, at 910 ft (277 m).
The downland has a long history with many earthworks and archaeology from the Neolithic age onwards. The dense woodland originally covering the downs would have gradually been cleared by the first farmers, but would have grown back repeatedly over the centuries as soils became exhausted and the agricultural carrying capacity of the land was exceeded several times over the course of six millennia. Much of the area therefore remained wooded from the Middle Ages until World War II.
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Dorset
Dorset (
/ˈdɔrsɨt/) (or archaically, Dorsetshire), is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974. The ceremonial county comprises the area covered by the non-metropolitan county, which is governed by Dorset County Council, together with the unitary authorities of Poole and Bournemouth. Dorset covers an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi); it borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. Around half of Dorset's population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation. The rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density.
The county has a long history of human settlement and some notable archaeology, including the hill forts of Maiden Castle and Hod Hill. A large defensive ditch, Bokerley Dyke, delayed the Saxon conquest of Dorset for up to 150 years. In 1348 the black death came ashore at Melcombe Regis and spread throughout England, killing a third of the population. Dorset has seen much civil unrest: the first trade union was formed by farm labourers from Tolpuddle in 1834, the Glorious Revolution was instigated in an ice-house at Charborough Park, and the Duke of Monmouth and his rebels landed at Lyme Regis. During the English Civil War (1642–1651) angry yokels fought with Cromwell's forces near Shaftesbury. The naval base at Portland has had a pivotal role in the nation's defence for many years, and with Weymouth and Poole was one of the main embarkation points on D-Day.
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England
England
i/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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North Dorset
North Dorset is a local government district in Dorset, England. It is largely rural, but includes the towns of Blandford Forum, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Stalbridge and Sturminster Newton. Much of North Dorset is in the River Stour valley and is called the Blackmore Vale. The economy of North Dorset is largely dairy agriculture based.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury, Blandford Rural District, Shaftesbury Rural District and Sturminster Rural District.
At the 2001 UK census North Dorset had a population of 61,905, a rise of 8,300 from 1991, with 25,248 households.
North Dorset is home to North Dorset Rugby Football Club
Coordinates: 50°51′38.92″N 2°9′41.77″W / 50.8608111°N 2.1616028°W / 50.8608111; -2.1616028
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Poole
Coordinates: 50°43′N 1°59′W / 50.717°N 1.983°W / 50.717; -1.983
Poole (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is 33 kilometres (21 mi) east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council. The town had a population of 138,288 according to the 2001 census, making it the second largest settlement in Dorset. Together with Bournemouth and Christchurch, the town forms the South East Dorset conurbation with a total population of over 400,000.
Human settlement in the area dates back to before the Iron Age. The earliest recorded use of the town’s name was in the 12th century when the town began to emerge as an important port, prospering with the introduction of the wool trade. In later centuries the town had important trade links with North America and at its peak in the 18th century it was one of the busiest ports in Britain. During the Second World War the town was one of the main departing points for the D-Day landings of the Normandy Invasion.
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Shaftesbury
Coordinates: 51°00′24″N 2°11′53″W / 51.0066°N 2.198°W / 51.0066; -2.198
Shaftesbury is a town in Dorset, England, situated on the A30 road near the Wiltshire border 20 miles west of Salisbury. The town is built 718 feet (219 metres) above sea level on the side of a chalk and greensand hill, which is part of Cranborne Chase, the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset. It is one of the oldest and highest towns in Britain.
In 2001, the town had a population of 6,665 with 3,112 dwellings, only a small increase from 1991. There are currently 2 primary schools and an enlarged secondary school. Major employers include Pork Farms, Stalbridge Linen (a commercial laundry), Guys Marsh Prison, Wessex Electrical and the Royal Mail.
In Bimport stands the Westminster Memorial Hospital, a small community hospital which has about 20 beds, an accident and emergency department (not 24 hrs) and a range of out-patient clinics. It was constructed in the mid-19th century with a legacy from the then Duke of Westminster.
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South West England
South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering 9,200 square miles (23,828 km2) and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Five million people live there. The region includes the area often known as the West Country, and much of Wessex. The size of the region is shown by the fact that the northern part of Gloucestershire, near Chipping Campden, is as close to the Scottish border as it is to the tip of Cornwall. The largest city is Bristol. Other major urban centres include Plymouth, Swindon, Gloucester, Exeter, Bath, and the South East Dorset conurbation of Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch.
The region includes two National Parks and four World Heritage Sites, including Stonehenge.
Traditionally, the South West of England has been well known for producing Cheddar cheese, which originated in the Somerset village of Cheddar, for Devon cream teas, Cornish pasties, and for cider. It is also well known as the home of the Eden Project, Aardman Animations, the Glastonbury Festival, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, trip hop music and also Cornwall's surfing beaches.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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Wiltshire
Wiltshire ( /ˈwɪltʃər/ or /ˈwɪltʃɪər/, formerly /ˈwɪlʃər/; or the County of Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers 3,485 km2 (1,346 square miles). The ancient county town was Wilton, but since 1930 Wiltshire County Council and its successor Wiltshire Council (from 2009) have been based at Trowbridge.
Wiltshire is characterised by its high downland and wide valleys. Salisbury Plain is famous as the location of the Stonehenge and Avebury stone circles and other ancient landmarks and as the main training area in the UK of the British Army. The city of Salisbury is notable for its mediaeval cathedral. Important country houses open to the public include Longleat, near Warminster, and the National Trust's Stourhead, near Mere.
The county, in the 9th century written as Wiltunscir, later Wiltonshire, is named after the former county town of Wilton, itself named after the river Wylye, one of eight rivers which drain the county.
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Landing at Compton Abbas Airfield
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- Duration: 3:52
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
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Flyout to Compton Abbas
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- Duration: 7:32
- Updated: 19 Mar 2012
Flyout to Compton Abbas from Clench on Saturday 7th March 2009 for lunch in their rather crowded restaurant but excellent food & service.
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Flyout to Compton Abbas from Clench on Saturday 7th March 2009 for lunch in their rather crowded restaurant but excellent food & service.
- published: 12 Mar 2009
- views: 880
- author: g4mcq
Winters Day at Compton Abbas Airfield
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- Duration: 5:14
- Updated: 01 Sep 2012
A look at a motor glider landing, a yak 52 takeoff and display, club aircraft and a Cessna 172 turboprop.
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A look at a motor glider landing, a yak 52 takeoff and display, club aircraft and a Cessna 172 turboprop.
- published: 19 Dec 2011
- views: 137
- author: MrJCF987
CTSW Microlight over Compton Abbas airfield
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- Duration: 2:12
- Updated: 16 Dec 2012
Flying over compton abbas Airfield in Dorset, UK in a flight Design CTSW Microlight. Created using FlipShare.
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Flying over compton abbas Airfield in Dorset, UK in a flight Design CTSW Microlight. Created using FlipShare.
- published: 19 Jan 2010
- views: 2754
- author: Tim Jackson
Yak-50 'Svetlana' at Compton Abbas
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- Duration: 6:48
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Yakovlev Yak-50 'Svetlana' flying at Compton Abbas Airfield near Shaftesbury, Dorset. The airfield itself is situated 800ft above sea level. Filmed on a Sony DCR-TRV7000E
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Yakovlev Yak-50 'Svetlana' flying at Compton Abbas Airfield near Shaftesbury, Dorset. The airfield itself is situated 800ft above sea level. Filmed on a Sony DCR-TRV7000E
- published: 23 Apr 2010
- views: 4432
- author: RICKYBO66
Bucker Jungmann biplane landing at Compton Abbas
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- Duration: 1:44
- Updated: 12 Jan 2012
A Bucker Jungmann in Spanish markings lands at Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset England on 17th. May 2008
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A Bucker Jungmann in Spanish markings lands at Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset England on 17th. May 2008
- published: 03 Jun 2008
- views: 11507
- author: FSimpsonAllan
Compton Abbas Airfield, Dorset - 2011
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- Duration: 6:52
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
Come and visit us at Compton Abbas Airfield, Dorset. More details on www.abbasair.com
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Come and visit us at Compton Abbas Airfield, Dorset. More details on www.abbasair.com
- published: 06 Jun 2011
- views: 2672
- author: Tim Jackson
Tiger Moth 70th Anniversary Compton Abbas
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- Duration: 3:43
- Updated: 20 Sep 2012
June 13th 2010 at Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset the 70th Anniversary of the Tifer Moth was celebrated with a fly in with some aerobatics and a flypast.
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June 13th 2010 at Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset the 70th Anniversary of the Tifer Moth was celebrated with a fly in with some aerobatics and a flypast.
- published: 15 Jun 2010
- views: 158
- author: Frank Bayes
Aerobatics over Compton Abbas Airfield
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- Duration: 4:27
- Updated: 29 Jun 2012
Aerobatics with David Morgan in his Yak 50 G-SVET over Compton Abbas Airfield in Dorset 2011
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Aerobatics with David Morgan in his Yak 50 G-SVET over Compton Abbas Airfield in Dorset 2011
- published: 20 Jul 2011
- views: 1544
- author: Tim Jackson
Compton Abbas French Connection Fly-In
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- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 27 Aug 2012
A film of a fly-in at Compton Abbas aerodrome on 22nd May 2010
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A film of a fly-in at Compton Abbas aerodrome on 22nd May 2010
- published: 23 May 2010
- views: 2964
- author: austerfive
Compton Abbas Airfield, Dorset
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- Duration: 2:48
- Updated: 28 Apr 2012
Compton Abbas Airfield and surrounding area
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James Fuller First Solo Flight at Compton Abbas Airfield
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- Duration: 4:35
- Updated: 25 May 2012
James Fuller made his first solo flight on his 16th birthday. Having completed a few practice landings with his instructor Tom Roach, the time came. He completed a circuit at Compton Abbas Airfield, UK.
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James Fuller made his first solo flight on his 16th birthday. Having completed a few practice landings with his instructor Tom Roach, the time came. He completed a circuit at Compton Abbas Airfield, UK.
- published: 07 Mar 2010
- views: 664
- author: DCF1646
Eurostar finals and landing at Compton Abbas, Dorset, UK 12-5-2010
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- Duration: 7:18
- Updated: 26 Mar 2012
www.microlight-aircraft.com Ultralight airplanes and microlight aircraft, Eurostar finals and landing at Compton Abbas, Dorset, UK 12-5-2010
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www.microlight-aircraft.com Ultralight airplanes and microlight aircraft, Eurostar finals and landing at Compton Abbas, Dorset, UK 12-5-2010
- published: 12 May 2010
- views: 1222
- author: Mark Jerram
Big Beautiful Doll at Compton Abbas
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- Duration: 1:20
- Updated: 03 Sep 2012
Rob Davies making a perfect landing in his Mustang, at Compton Abbas, after an air test.
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Rob Davies making a perfect landing in his Mustang, at Compton Abbas, after an air test.
- published: 23 Jul 2008
- views: 19488
- author: Outofcontrol39
Tiger Moth at Compton Abbas
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- Duration: 0:49
- Updated: 03 Dec 2010
A Tiger Moth in Royal Navy colours taxies out and takes off at Compton Abbas airfield Dorset on 17th. May 2008
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A Tiger Moth in Royal Navy colours taxies out and takes off at Compton Abbas airfield Dorset on 17th. May 2008
- published: 04 Jun 2008
- views: 2747
- author: FSimpsonAllan
Haverfordwest to Compton Abbas
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- Duration: 5:52
- Updated: 21 Nov 2011
Time to fly back to compton abbas, low cloud was still an issue so routed out to Swansea and then back to the Severn bridge passed Cardiff. Heard the red arrows as we were near Cardiff which was quite cool. Sadly the battery of my camera ran out before landing back at compton.
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Time to fly back to compton abbas, low cloud was still an issue so routed out to Swansea and then back to the Severn bridge passed Cardiff. Heard the red arrows as we were near Cardiff which was quite cool. Sadly the battery of my camera ran out before landing back at compton.
- published: 21 Nov 2011
- views: 85
- author: MrJCF987
Extra 300 Muck Around At Compton-abbas(EGHA) On FSX.....
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- Duration: 1:50
- Updated: 11 Sep 2012
Extra 300 Muck Around becuse we got bord......
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Airads 'Low & Go' at Compton Abbas
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- Duration: 2:10
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
Drop the aircraft banner and make a tight circuit of Compton Abbas airfield to land
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Drop the aircraft banner and make a tight circuit of Compton Abbas airfield to land
- published: 15 Jul 2007
- views: 964
- author: airadsuk
Compton Abbas Landing.mpg
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- Duration: 2:26
- Updated: 21 Aug 2012
Landing on runway 26 in a light aircraft at Compton Abbas in April 2010.
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Landing on runway 26 in a light aircraft at Compton Abbas in April 2010.
- published: 25 Apr 2010
- views: 419
- author: rideauxplace
We're back! - Pooleys Flight Equipment Airday 2009 Compton Abbas - FullFlap.TV 13th July 09
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- Duration: 7:56
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
www.fullflap.tv Every week. Today 13th July 2009 We're back for a brand new series with new ideas and new features. The first three shows of the new season are coming from the Pooley's AirDay. These shows were filmed on 12th July 2009. Shake off the cobwebs of the old ways of covering flying and get ready for a thoroughly modern, bang up to date invite into the world of getting airbourne. Aviation has never been this fun. FullFlap.TV Private, Commercial, Fun - Monday, Wednesday and Friday Aviation TV for the new era of flying. Blog and more on www.fullflap.tv
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www.fullflap.tv Every week. Today 13th July 2009 We're back for a brand new series with new ideas and new features. The first three shows of the new season are coming from the Pooley's AirDay. These shows were filmed on 12th July 2009. Shake off the cobwebs of the old ways of covering flying and get ready for a thoroughly modern, bang up to date invite into the world of getting airbourne. Aviation has never been this fun. FullFlap.TV Private, Commercial, Fun - Monday, Wednesday and Friday Aviation TV for the new era of flying. Blog and more on www.fullflap.tv
- published: 13 Jul 2009
- views: 332
- author: FFTVAviation
Touch and Go at Compton Abbas EGHA
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- Duration: 2:17
- Updated: 04 Feb 2012
PPL Flight Day 35 Touch and Go in a Piper Cherokee PA-28 161
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PPL Flight Day 35 Touch and Go in a Piper Cherokee PA-28 161
- published: 19 Jun 2011
- views: 689
- author: JonRDow
A Yak in the air at Compton Abbas Airfield
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- Duration: 6:06
- Updated: 29 Jun 2012
A Yak flying, well, once he got off the ground
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A Yak flying, well, once he got off the ground
- published: 26 Sep 2009
- views: 479
- author: bertiesworld
Spotting at Compton Abbas Airfield and The Don Henry Aerobatics Competition 26.06.2010 (Part 1/7)
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- Duration: 9:38
- Updated: 09 Aug 2010
Watch as Compton Abbas Airfield shows us it's aircraft and marvel at the aeroplanes taking part in the Don Henry Aerobatic Competition 2010.
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Watch as Compton Abbas Airfield shows us it's aircraft and marvel at the aeroplanes taking part in the Don Henry Aerobatic Competition 2010.
- published: 26 Jun 2010
- views: 418
- author: Aviation94
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12 Jan 2013
Helicopter raid fails to rescue agent 'Denis Allex' from Islamist group al-Shabaab, as French combat pilot killed in Mali. French secret service hostage 'Denis Allex' pictured in Somalia in October 2012. Photograph. SITE Monitoring Service/AFP/Getty Images. A French hostage and two French soldiers have been killed during a failed secret service rescue mission in Somalia ... The group said it had also captured a wounded French commando ... ....(size: 4.7Kb)
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14 Jan 2013
Bamako/Paris - French fighter jets pounded Islamist rebel strongholds deep in northern Mali on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital, Bamako, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al-Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country’s north ... Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said France’s intervention on Friday prevented the advancing rebels from seizing Bamako and vowed air strikes would continue ... – ... Doubt....(size: 6.6Kb)
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13 Jan 2013
The draft version of the US National Climate Assessment, released on Friday, makes remarkable reading – not just for Americans but for all humanity. Put together by a special panel of more than 240 scientists, the federally commissioned report reveals that the US is already reeling under the impact of global warming ... Nor is there any doubt about the cause of these rising temperatures ... A bitter struggle lies ahead ... Sender's name ... ....(size: 6.2Kb)
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14 Jan 2013
Allahabad. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims led by naked, ash-covered holy men streamed into the sacred river Ganges on Monday at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over the next 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings ... "I am ecstatic ... Agence France-Presse ....(size: 4.2Kb)
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12 Jan 2013
Australian firefighters are continuing to tackle more than 100 bushfires, which have gutted houses and thousands of hectares of land. Officials say temperatures are lower than feared, but gusty winds are making it hard to contain the blazes in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Six people have been treated for heat exposure, but nobody has died ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)
The Guardian
22 Aug 2012
Prosecutors of Polly Peck tycoon brought just 13 sample theft charges to Old Bailey from mountain of evidence ... Photograph ... But the most dramatic act in this protracted drama occurred on 4 May 1993, when, despite purportedly having surrendered all passports and his family posting a record bail surety of £3.5m, Nadir asked Peter Dimond, a friend and pilot, to drive him to Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset and fly him to France ... ....(size: 13.1Kb)
The Guardian
13 May 2012
Alamy ... If you are out on the southern stretch below Compton Down one June or July evening, you may be treated to a glorious display of glow-worms ... Breakfasts, lunches, teas and cakes are available at Compton Abbas Airfield ... The 182 bus from Shaftesbury stops at Compton Abbas and Fontmell Magna, except on Sundays ... 5 Head along the top of Compton Down in a southerly direction keeping the fence on your left at all times ... ....(size: 4.1Kb)
BBC News
29 May 2011
Emergency services were called to Compton Abbas Airfield, near Shaftesbury, at about 1045 BST where the aircraft had overturned ... off from Compton Abbas....(size: 0.8Kb)
BBC News
16 May 2011
Two men remain in hospital with serious injuries after a Tiger Moth biplane crashed in a field in Dorset ... It had taken off from Compton Abbas Airfield, near Shaftesbury, before coming down 300m (980ft) away from Rowbarrow Lane, Witchampton ... ....(size: 1.2Kb)
The Guardian
15 May 2011
The pilot and his 26-year-old passenger had set off from Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset ... A Dorset Police spokesman said ... "A Tiger Moth is believed to have taken off from Compton Abbas airfield and has crashed into a field in the Moor Crichel area ... UK news ... ....(size: 4.5Kb)
BBC News
15 May 2011
Two men have been seriously injured as a Tiger Moth biplane crashed in a field in Dorset. The aircraft came down at Witchampton, between Wimborne Minster and Blandford Forum, at about 1445 BST ... 'Spinning around' ... A Dorset Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said it was believed the aircraft had taken off from Compton Abbas Airfield, near Shaftesbury ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)
Pilot and passenger pulled alive from wreckage of Second World War fighter after crash following ...
The Daily Mail15 May 2011
Two men cheated death today after their vintage aircraft crashed to the ground during an aerobatic stunt. The pair were flying a Tiger Moth bi-plane near a Dorset hamlet and had just gone into a spiral roll when the engine suddenly cut out on them about 1,000ft up ... More... The Tiger Moth, that was used during World War Two, had earlier taken off from Compton Abbas Airfield, near Shaftesbury, about 13 miles from the crash site....(size: 6.5Kb)
The Daily Mail
29 Aug 2010
There was something unsettling about Asil Nadir’s return to Britain last week. A bit too slickly choreographed, maybe. Among other things, there was the Polly Peck chief’s smooth passage through immigration at Luton airport and the limousine waiting to hasten him to a Mayfair townhouse ... Wing man ... Fair trial ... He said he had timed the journey to the airfield at Compton Abbas but Nadir kept telling him he was driving too fast....(size: 14.4Kb)
The Independent
31 Jul 2010
The last that Asil Nadir saw of England was the glinting village lights of Compton Abbas, Dorset, out of the small window of his Piper aircraft, as he fled the country in the middle of the night 17 years ago. Since then the 69-year-old former multimillionaire businessman has lived his life as a well-heeled fugitive ... Mr Nadir will also have to apply for a British passport before he can travel ... Time doesn't cure the pain ... 1990 ... 1991 ... 1992 ... ....(size: 6.3Kb)
Coordinates: 50°58′N 2°11′W / 50.96°N 2.19°W / 50.96; -02.19
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 St Mary's Church, Compton Abbas |
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Compton Abbas shown within Dorset |
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| OS grid reference | ST869184 |
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| Civil parish | Compton Abbas |
| District | North Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHAFTESBURY |
| Postcode district | SP7 |
| Dialling code | 01747 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Dorset |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Compton Abbas is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the North Dorset administrative district of the county, three miles south of the town of Shaftesbury. It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale,[1] below the chalk downs of Cranborne Chase. On top of these hills there is Compton Abbas Airfield. The A350 road between Wiltshire and the south coast passes through the village. In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 200. The name Compton Abbas is derived from the Saxon nomenclature "cumb-ton" (meaning 'village in a narrow valley'), plus "abbas" which refers to the abbey at Shaftesbury (the land was owned by the abbess). The church, St. Mary's, was built in 1866 to replace the older structure which was more remote from the village.
The tower of the Church of St Mary in East Compton is a Grade I listed building.
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- ^ Wightman, R., Portrait of Dorset, Hale, 1983, p16
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