Porton Down

Porton Down is a science and defence technology campus in , England, just north-east of the village of , near . It is home to two British government facilities: a site of the Ministry of Defence's Defence Science and Technology…
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  • Type: Hill with an elevation of 407 feet
  • Description: UK government military science park in Wiltshire, England
  • Also known as: “波尔顿科学园区”, “波登唐”, “波頓當”, and “波頓道恩”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Nicholas and St Andrew’s Church, Boscombe, Wiltshire.

Church
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Church
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St Andrew's Church is a historic church in the village of , England. is situated 2 miles north of Porton Down.

Church
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is situated 2 miles southeast of Porton Down.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idmiston and Porton.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish in , England. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Porton Down.

Village
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is a village in the Bourne valley, , England, about 5 miles northeast of . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Porton Down.

Village
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is a village and former civil… is situated 2 miles west of Porton Down.

Porton Down

Latitude
51.11667° or 51° 7′ north
Longitude
-1.7° or 1° 42′ west
Elevation
407 feet (124 metres)
Open location code
9C3W4882+M2
Geo­Names ID
2640010
Wiki­data ID
Q7232208
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Porton Down” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Портън Даун”
  • Cebuano: “Porton Down”
  • Chinese: “波頓道國防科學實驗室”
  • Finnish: “Porton Down”
  • French: “Porton Down”
  • German: “Porton Down”
  • Irish: “Porton Down”
  • Italian: “Porton Down”
  • Japanese: “ポートダウン”
  • Japanese: “ポートンダウン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Porton Down”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Porton Down”
  • Norwegian: “Porton Down”
  • Portuguese: “Porton Down”
  • Russian: “Портон-Даун”
  • Spanish: “Porton Down”
  • Swedish: “Porton Down”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Firsdown and East Gomeldon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Battery Hill and Thorny Down.

Wiltshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Stonehenge and Salisbury.

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