It was originally planned as a Royal Air Force night fighter station, protecting the cities of Liverpool and Manchester from Luftwaffe air raids during World War II. Changes in German tactics (they stopped bombing British cities) meant that the airfield was no longer required and so it was transferred to the Admiralty on completion in exchange for facilities at Macrihanish. Having been designed as a standard RAF airfield, three runways and numerous hangars were built.

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Location: High Legh, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Great Budworth Ice Cream Farm – George's HMP Thorn Cross Shop loop from Warrington West

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