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When travelling to Kenley, Walkfo’s has created a travel guide & Kenley overview of Kenley’s hotels & accommodation, Kenley’s weather through the seasons & travel destinations / landmarks in Kenley. Experience a unique Kenley when you travel with Walkfo as your tour guide to Kenley map.
Kenley history
A comprehensive history of Kenley is found in the Bourne Society’s ‘Kenley Village History’ A comprehensible history of Kenley can be found in a comprehensive history of the village.
Suburban development
For centuries, Kenley was part of Coulsdon Manor which covered the whole area now known as Coulsdon, Old Coulsden, Purley and Kenley . As with most of this area, it was primarily farm land with a few big houses and estates .
Second World War
RAF Kenley was a strategic airfield in the Battle of Britain . The Luftwaffe attempted to destroy it by means of a massive bombing raid on 18 August 1940 . Despite some damage to the airfield and surrounding buildings and homes, this bombing raid proved unsuccessful .
Post-war development
In 1959, Kenley was closed as an operational base of the RAF . Today, the aerodrome is used exclusively by gliders of the Air Training Corps and the Surrey Hills Gliding Club .
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With 61 travel places to explore on our Kenley travel map, Walkfo is a personalised tour guide to tell you about the places in Kenley as you travel by foot, bike, car or bus. No need for a physical travel guide book or distractions by phone screens, as our geo-cached travel content is automatically triggered on our Kenley map when you get close to a travel location (or for more detailed Kenley history from Walkfo).
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