Dambusters pilot Les Knight honoured by Dutch village

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Pilot Les Knight was killed as he saved his crew and a Dutch village during a Dambusters mission.

September 16, 2018 | News Editor

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Alkborough
The Alkborough village sign on Walcot Road
Alkborough Alkborough shown within Lincolnshire
Population	455 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SE883216
- London	152 miles (245 km)
Civil parish	Alkborough and Walcot
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Scunthorpe
Postcode district	DN15
Dialling code	01724
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Brigg and Goole

Alkborough is a village of about 455 people in North Lincolnshire, England, located near the northern end of The Cliff range of hills overlooking the Humber Estuary at the Trent Falls, the confluence of the River Trent and the River Ouse.

Alkborough, with the hamlet of Walcot about a mile (1.6 km) south, forms a civil parish which covers about 2,875 acres (12 km²).

The village of Alkborough was once thought to be the location that the Romans called Aquis but this name is now usually associated with the town of Buxton in Derbyshire (Aquis Arnemetiae).

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Dambusters pilot Les Knight honoured by Dutch village

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Dambusters pilot Les Knight honoured by Dutch village