Porton

Porton is a village in the Bourne valley, , England, about 5 miles northeast of . It is the largest settlement in civil parish.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Porton, Wiltshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Nicholas and Boscombe Down Airport.

Church
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aerodrome
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
MOD Boscombe Down is the home of a military aircraft… is situated 2 miles north of Porton.

Church
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is a historic church in the village of , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idmiston and Winterbourne Gunner.

Hamlet
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England.

Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil…

Village
is a village in …

Porton

Latitude
51.12849° or 51° 7′ 43″ north
Longitude
-1.73251° or 1° 43′ 57″ west
Elevation
213 feet (65 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB PTX
Open location code
9C3W47H8+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1044240624
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640011
Wiki­data ID
Q7232207
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Porton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Porton”
  • Dutch: “Porton”
  • French: “Porton”
  • Irish: “Porton”
  • Italian: “Porton”
  • Persian: “پورتون”
  • Polish: “Porton”
  • Russian: “Портон”
  • Spanish: “Porton”
  • Swedish: “Porton”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gomeldon and East Gomeldon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Porton Post Office and Bourne Cemetery.

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Worth a closer look: Stonehenge and Salisbury.

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