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 is located in Staffordshire
Little Onn
Little Onn
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ839160
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest 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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