Wootton Bassett

Royal Wootton Bassett is a small town in , , not far from . It was founded in 681 as Wodeton, and gained the 'Royal' moniker in 2011 in recognition of the town's role in respectfully welcoming back deceased British troops from overseas.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Wootton Bassett Museum and Wootton Bassett Mud Spring.

Museum
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a local museum in the market town of , , England. It is housed in the town hall which is a Grade II listed building.

Spring
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an 8,000-square-metre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in , England, notified in 1997. It can be found following a ten-minute walk from the canal car park opposite Templars Way, along the Wilts & Berks Canal cut and then south across agricultural land.

Church
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lyneham and Lydiard Millicent.

Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village in north , England, within the civil parish of and Bradenstoke, and situated 4 miles southwest of , 5.5 miles north of and 11 miles southwest of . is situated 3½ miles southwest of Wootton Bassett.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, about 3+1⁄2 miles west of the centre of . The parish contains the hamlets of Lydiard Green, Lydiard Plain, Greatfield and Green Hill; in the northeast the parish extends to Common Platt, which is now contiguous with the Peatmoor area of Swindon. is situated 3 miles northeast of Wootton Bassett.

Wootton Bassett

Latitude
51.5367° or 51° 32′ 12″ north
Longitude
-1.9041° or 1° 54′ 15″ west
Elevation
322 feet (98 metres)
Open location code
9C3WG3PW+M9
Geo­Names ID
7300376
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