Crossways is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies 6 miles east of the county town Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 2,267.
In the early 1930s Crossways was a hamlet of scattered bungalows and cottages. At that time the Air Ministry acquired local heath and farmland to build an airfield. This airfield was completed in 1937 and was known briefly as RAF Woodsford, although it was renamed RAF Warmwell a year later. RAF Warmwell played an important part in World War II, being a major fighter station during the Battle of Britain, and offering fighter protection for Portland Naval Base and other important south coast areas. The village has been used for filming on many occasions.
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Address: Crossways, West Dorset, United Kingdom
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