Little Onn
Little Onn is a hamlet in Staffordshire, England located in open countryside 1 mile (2 km) north of Wheaton Aston.
| Little Onn | |
|---|---|
 Disused hangar at the former airfield in Little Onn | |
 Disused watch tower | |
  Little Onn Location within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ839160 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
It is the location of the former Second World War airfield RAF Wheaton Aston, a training school - one of the busiest in the country - that operated between 1941 and 1947. Since being abandoned the airfield has become a pig farm but many of the original buildings remain.
References
- Raven, Michael, A Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country, Michael Raven, 2004, 0906114330.
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