RAF Fairford is the only emergency landing site in the UK for the Shuttle :).
An author here would seem to disagree with you!
From 1989 Manston became optimistically styled as Kent International Airport, and a new terminal was officially opened that year by the Duchess of York. In view of its east/west runway alignment, and the fact it is the fourth longest in the UK, Manston has also been listed by NASA, although never used, as an emergency diversionary landing strip for the space shuttle program.
Source: Kent aviation: Roy Humphreys
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