Porton Down
Porton Down is a locality in Idmiston, Wiltshire, England. Porton Down is situated nearby to the locality Thorny Down, as well as near Idmiston Down.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Church of All Saints.
Church of St Nicholas
Church
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Nicholas is situated 1½ miles northwest of Porton Down.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 2 miles southeast of Porton Down.
St Andrew’s Church, Boscombe, Wiltshire
Church
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is a historic church in the village of Boscombe, Wiltshire, England. St Andrew’s Church, Boscombe, Wiltshire is situated 2 miles northwest of Porton Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Idmiston and Porton.
Idmiston
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Idmiston is situated 1½ miles northwest of Porton Down.
Porton
Village
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porton is a village in the Bourne valley, Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles northeast of Salisbury. It is the largest settlement in Idmiston civil parish. Porton is situated 2 miles northwest of Porton Down.
Winterslow
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winterslow is a civil parish with a population of around 2,000, about 6 miles northeast of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, and lying south of the A30 London Road. Winterslow is situated 2 miles southeast of Porton Down.
Porton Down
- Type: Locality
- Location: Idmiston, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.11651° or 51° 6′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.69512° or 1° 41′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3W4883+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 308966370OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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