RAF Upper Heyford Sports Stadium

Upper Heyford

RAF Upper Heyford Sports Stadium

near Bourne End
Heyford Park
BICESTER

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Type: Cinder (no longer exists - grassed over), 400m/440y, 6 lanes, 6 lane straight

Authority:
Ceremonial County: Oxfordshire

NUTS Name: Upper Heyford

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OS National Grid Reference: SP 507256
National Grid Reference: 450700, 225600

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OS Explorer Map: 191
OS/Philip's Oxfordshire 63 D4

Train: Heyford (2M)

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Other Info:
The track was part of the former RAF Upper Heyford air force base which was used by the US Air Force and which closed in 1993. By 2000, the buildings close to the track had been abandoned and the surface of the track was then quite overgrown and clearly was no longer used. A sign at the track indicated that the infield was also used for either soccer or football (the American version) and there were rugby-type posts in the overgrown infield. It is not certain whether the track was 400m or 440y. At one stage the former air base was to have become a new international airport instead of Terminal 5 at Heathrow. The base was then put up for the new National Centre of Sport, with the track being upgraded to synthetic and other facilities being built but they lost the bid to Sheffield. The site was owned by the North Oxfordshire Consortium who sought planning permission to convert part of the base into housing. This came in fruition and now (2026) much of the land around the base has been converted into housing and the area is now known as Heyford Park. The area of the track still exists and can be seen from the residential road Bourne End. It is now a grass sports field used by the adjacent Heyford Park School and there is no obvious sign of the track but aerial photos suggest a faint outline can still be traced.

Last update: 21/08/2026

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