Global InformationRRH Neatishead information
Remote Radar Head Neatishead | |
|---|---|
| Near Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 8YB in England | |
 RRH Neatishead communications masts | |
 Caelum Tuemur (Latin for 'We Watch over the Sky')[1] | |
  RRH Neatishead Shown within Norfolk | |
| Coordinates | 52°42′51″N 001°28′15″E / 52.71417°N 1.47083°E |
| Type | Remote Radar Head |
| Area | 11 hectares (27 acres)[2] |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Controlled by | RAF Boulmer, No. 1 Group (Air Combat) |
| Open to the public | No, except for the RAF Air Defence Radar Museum |
| Condition | operational |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Radar Flight (South) |
Remote Radar Head Neatishead (/ˈniːtɪshɛd/ NEE-tis-hed),[3] and commonly abbreviated RRH Neatishead, is an air defence radar site operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It is located approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) north-east of Norwich in the county of Norfolk, England.
Originally known as Royal Air Force Station Neatishead, or commonly RAF Neatishead,[4] it was established during the Second World War, and consists of the main technical site located at Neatishead, together with a number of remote, and sometimes unmanned sites.
The station motto is Caelum Tuemur, meaning 'We Watch over the Sky'. The station badge depicts the lowered head of a horned bull; and relates to the origins of the word 'Neatishead', meaning 'the vassal's household'.[5]
RAF Neatishead was previously 'parented' (for administrative and support functions) by the nearby RAF Coltishall (a fighter station latterly operating four squadrons of the ground-attack SEPECAT Jaguar). Following the closure of RAF Coltishall in 2006, RRH Neatishead became parented by RAF Marham in West Norfolk.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London, England: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 28. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ "Annex A - Estate Baseline - 2009" (PDF). Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009. GOV.UK (Report). Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 15. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ British Broadcasting Corporation (1971). G.M. Miller (ed.). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. London, England: Oxford University Press. p. 108. ISBN 9780194311250. OCLC 251996308.
[NEET-stəd] is the traditional village pronunciation. [NEET-is-hed] is used by Service personnel for the local R.A.F. Station.
- ^ "The Cold War is over but the task remains". RadarMuseum.co.uk. Neatishead: RAF Air Defence Radar Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Neatishead". Survey of English Place-Names, University of Nottingham. Retrieved 18 February 2022.