Brenzett

Brenzett

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.01
longitude=0.85
official_name=Brenzett
population =
shire_district= Shepway
shire_county = Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Folkestone and Hythe
post_town=
postcode_district =
postcode_area=
dial_code=
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Brenzett is a village [ [http://www.brenzett.net Brenzett Village] ] and civil parish in the Shepway Distrct of Kent, England. The village lies on the Romney Marsh, three miles (4.8km) west of New Romney.

It is the home to the "Brenzett Aeronautical Museum Trust" that as well as exhibiting the remains of various World War II combat aircraft that have been excavated from the surrounding marshland also includes a de Havilland Vampire T.11 and an English Electric Canberra B.2 on display in the museum grounds.

Brenzett was also the site of a Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) airfield during the Second World War, RAF Brenzett, at one time operating North American Mustang IIIs.

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