Boscombe Down West

Boscombe Down West is a hill in , , and has an elevation of 417 feet. Boscombe Down West is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boscombe Down Airport and St John the Baptist’s Church, Allington.

Aerodrome
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
MOD Boscombe Down is the home of a military aircraft testing site, on the south-eastern outskirts of the town of , Wiltshire, England. The airfield was built in 1930 as Royal Air Force Boscombe Down, and since 1939, has evaluated aircraft for use by the British Armed Forces.

Church
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist's Church in the village of , south-east of in Wiltshire, England, is a redundant Anglican parish church which was rebuilt in 1851.

Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
or Wilbury Park is an 18th-century Neo-Palladian country house in the parish of , Wiltshire in South West England, about 8.7 miles northeast of Salisbury. is situated 2 miles east of Boscombe Down West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allington and Boscombe.

Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England, about 3 miles southeast of and 7 miles northeast of . The parish includes the village of ; both villages are on the River Bourne and the A338 road.

Hamlet
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , in , England. It lies about 3 miles southeast of on the banks of the River Bourne, on the A338 road which follows the Bourne on its way from to and beyond. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Boscombe Down West.

Village
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near . The village is close to and about 1.5 miles north of the town of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Boscombe Down West.

Boscombe Down West

Latitude
51.16667° or 51° 10′ north
Longitude
-1.73333° or 1° 44′ west
Elevation
417 feet (127 metres)
Open location code
9C3W5788+MM
Geo­Names ID
2655144
Wiki­data ID
Q24654288
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Boscombe Down West” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Boscombe Down West”
  • Dutch: “Boscombe Down West”
  • Swedish: “Boscombe Down West”

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