Idmiston
Idmiston is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about 3 miles southeast of Amesbury and 6 miles northeast of Salisbury. The parish includes the villages of Porton and Gomeldon; all three villages are on the River Bourne and are linked by the A338 road. Porton Down military science park is in the parish, separated from Idmiston by a railway line.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boscombe Down Airport and Church of St Nicholas.
Boscombe Down Airport
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 Amesbury, 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.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Allington
Church
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist's Church in the village of Allington, south-east of Amesbury in Wiltshire, England, is a redundant Anglican parish church which was rebuilt in 1851.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amesbury and Allington.
Amesbury
Photo: TobyEditor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amesbury is a town in Wiltshire, England. As the closest town to Stonehenge, it makes an excellent starting point for a visit to the ancient monument by car or on foot.
Allington
Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 3 miles southeast of Amesbury and 7 miles northeast of Salisbury. The parish includes the village of Boscombe; both villages are on the River Bourne and the A338 road.
Idmiston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1343° or 51° 8′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.721° or 1° 43′ 15″ westElevation
272 feet (83 metres)Open location code
9C3W47MH+PJGeoNames ID
7300349
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