RAF Wroughton
RAF Wroughton is a former Royal Air Force station near Wroughton, in Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles south of Swindon. Ministry of Defence aviation activity ceased in 1972.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clout’s Wood and Parish Church of St John and St Helen.
Clout’s Wood
Deciduous forest
Photo: Garrytowns, Public domain.
Clout's Wood is an 11.78 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951. The site is managed as a nature reserve by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hodson and Broad Hinton.
Hodson
Village
Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hodson is a hamlet in a small valley, in the parish of Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England. The hamlet lies about half a mile northwest of the edge of Chiseldon village; the M4 motorway runs a similar distance to the north, and the centre of the large town of Swindon is some 3 miles to the northwest. Hodson is situated 2½ miles northeast of RAF Wroughton.
Broad Hinton
Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broad Hinton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles southwest of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Uffcott and The Weir. Broad Hinton is situated 2½ miles southwest of RAF Wroughton.
Wichelstowe
Suburb
Wichelstowe is a residential development and urban extension on the southern edge of the town of Swindon in South West England, constructed from late 2006. Wichelstowe is situated 2½ miles north of RAF Wroughton.
RAF Wroughton
- Type: Airfield
- Description: former military airfield in Wiltshire, England, UK
- Categories: aerodrome, air base, Royal Air Force station, and transportation
- Location: Wroughton, Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“RAF Wroughton” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “罗顿皇家空军基地”
- Chinese: “羅頓皇家空軍基地”
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Wroughton”
- Italian: “RAF Wroughton”
- Ukrainian: “Ротон”
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Highlights include Primary Care Trust Kennet & North Wiltshire and Ridgeway Hospital The.
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