National Gas Turbine Establishment
The National Gas Turbine Establishment in Farnborough, part of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, was the prime site in the UK for the design and development of gas turbine and jet engines.- Type: Historic site
- Description: testing facility in Pyestock
- Also known as: “NGTE”, “NGTE Pyestock”, and “Pyestock”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancells Farm and Fleet railway station.
Ancells Farm
Nature reserve
Ancells Farm is a 12-hectare nature reserve in Fleet in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. It is part of Foxlease and Ancells Meadows, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Fleet railway station
Railway station
Photo: Christine Johnstone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fleet railway station serves the town of Fleet, in Hampshire, England. It is a stop on the South West Main Line, which has four tracks through the station. Fleet railway station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of National Gas Turbine Establishment.
St Philip and St James‘ Church
Church
Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Philip and St James‘ Church is situated 1 mile west of National Gas Turbine Establishment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cove and Minley.
Cove
Neighborhood
Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cove is an ancient village turned suburb, forming the western part of Farnborough, in the Rushmoor district, in the county of Hampshire, England. The appropriate ward is called Cove and Southwood. Cove is situated 1½ miles northeast of National Gas Turbine Establishment.
Minley
Village
Minley is a slightly depopulated rural, well-wooded village in the Hart District of Hampshire, England. It has the only church of the C of E ecclesiastical parish of Minley and is in the civil parish of Blackwater and Hawley. Minley is situated 2½ miles north of National Gas Turbine Establishment.
Farnborough
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Farnborough is a town in the northeastern corner of the English county of Hampshire, adjacent to the borders with Surrey and Berkshire. Once an isolated hamlet, Farnborough grew into a medium-sized town over the course of the 20th century.
National Gas Turbine Establishment
- Categories: test facility, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fleet, Hart District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.28363° or 51° 17′ 1″ northLongitude
-0.8057° or 0° 48′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C3X75MV+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3978175506OpenStreetMap feature
historic=historic_site_ofWikidata ID
Q6972859
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In Other Languages
“National Gas Turbine Establishment” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “国家燃气涡轮研究院”
- Chinese: “國家燃氣渦輪研究院”
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