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Coordinates: 52°24′49″N 0°31′21″E / 52.4136°N 0.5226°E
Lakenheath is a village in Suffolk, England. It has around 8,200 residents,[1] and is situated in the Forest Heath district of Suffolk, close to the county boundaries of both Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, and at the meeting point of the The Fens and the Breckland natural environments. Lakenheath is host to the largest USAF base in the United Kingdom, RAF Lakenheath. Lakenheath Fen Nature Reserve, created in 1996, restored wetlands from agricultural fields that were growing carrots. In May 2007, it was reported that cranes were nesting in the site for the first time since the fen lands were drained in the sixteenth century.[2] The village has a single Victorian primary school, constructed in 1878, which was extended in 1969 and again in 2004.[3] There is a small shopping street, with a grocery store, two newsagents, a garden centre, an opticians shop, a Chinese restaurant, fish and chip shop, and Filipino restaurant. The village has a library with internet access. Along this stretch of road a small skate park, a playing field and a children's play park can also be found. Lakenheath has two pubs; The Brewers Tap and The Plough. The Royal British Legion is a members only club. Lakenheath is remarkable for its medieval church, built in the local flint construction style. The church contains medieval paintings and medieval carving on the pews.[4] The faces of the church's wooden angels bear the scars of the English Civil War, as none of the angels retain their original facial detail, due to religiously motivated vandalism by puritan soldiers[citation needed] In early 2009, the church received a large grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and local organisations to restore its rare medieval wall paintings. The wall paintings, depicting local saint St Edmund, angels, and birds amongst other subjects, are believed to date from the 13th Century.[5] As well as the Anglican parish church, Lakenheath has churches representing the Methodist, Strict Baptist and Pentecostal (AOG) denominations. All three of the non-Anglican church buildings are also primarily constructed of local flint, albeit with later modifications in brick. Lakenheath railway station is three miles away from the village and not served by a car park. Consequently, it is rarely used by travellers. Notable Famous people who have lived in Lakenheath include Gok Wan (from the age of 4-6), as well as Timmy Mallet who owned a holiday home in the village from 1986 until he sold the property in 1998.
[edit] RAF LakenheathMain article: RAF Lakenheath  Lakenheath is host to the largest deployment of United States Air Force personnel in the United Kingdom: RAF Lakenheath. The social impact of the United States Air Force fighter airbase and its nearby sister, RAF Mildenhall, on the economy of Lakenheath and on the nearby towns and villages is important. The United States has maintained a presence in the community since bombers were stationed there during WWII conducting raids on Europe. The base has a population of around 7000 service personnel. This does not account for non-combatant personnel and families. During the mid-eighties there was a peace camp outside RAF Lakenheath. On one occasion, a handful of protestors briefly infiltrated the base, with a few climbing on top of a Tab-Vee (aircraft shelter) until being hosed down by USAF firefighters and arrested. There are three squadrons of F-15 fighters and their support and maintenance personnel stationed at RAF Lakenheath. The 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons fly the multi-role F-15E Strike Eagle and the 493rd Fighter Squadron flies the air-to-air F-15C Eagle variant. The 48th Fighter Wing, "Liberty Wing", is the parent unit exercising command of the base in conjunction with the RAF. An American school system exists on the base with Lakenheath Elementary,Pre-K to 3rd, Liberty Intermediate, 4th-5th and Lakenheath High School, 9th-12th. [edit] ArchaeologyThe region between Devil's Dyke and the line between Littleport and Shippea Hill has archaeological sites of the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.[6] During the Ice Age, the River Bytham flowed through the area that is now Lakenheath, depositing much of the modern geology found in the area.[7] [edit] References
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