DSTL Portsdown West

DSTL Portsdown West is a military installation in Southwick and Widley, Winchester District, England. DSTL Portsdown West is situated nearby to the forest Mountemoor’s Coppice, as well as near the fitness club Gym.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Nelson and Portchester railway station.

Fort Nelson

Museum

Photo: Geni, CC BY 2.5.

Fort Nelson, in the civil parish of Boarhunt in the English county of Hampshire, is one of five defensive forts built on the summit of Portsdown Hill in the 1860s, overlooking the important naval base of Portsmouth and is a Grade I Listed Building. Fort Nelson is situated 3,100 feet west of DSTL Portsdown West.

Portchester railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.

Portchester railway station serves the village of Portchester in Hampshire, England, 87 miles 35 chains from London Waterloo. It was first opened by the LSWR in 1848 on their line from Fareham to Portsmouth. Portchester railway station is situated 4,100 feet south of DSTL Portsdown West.

Nelson Monument

Monument

Photo: Hunanuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Nelson Monument, 120 feet tall on a granite base, stands on Portsdown Hill about 2 miles north of Portsmouth Harbour on the south coast of England. Nelson Monument is situated 2,000 feet west of DSTL Portsdown West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwick and Wallington.

Southwick

Village

Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.

Southwick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Southwick and Widley, in the Winchester district, in Hampshire, England. 1 mile north of the Portsmouth boundary measured from Portsea Island.

Wallington

Neighborhood

Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wallington is a village in Hampshire, part of the borough of Fareham. It is situated between Portsmouth and Southampton near where the River Wallington enters Portsmouth Harbour. Wallington is situated 2 miles west of DSTL Portsdown West.

Wymering

Suburb

Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wymering is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Unlike the majority of Portsmouth, it is located on the mainland rather than Portsea Island. Wymering is situated 2 miles east of DSTL Portsdown West.

DSTL Portsdown West

Type: Military installation
Location: Southwick and Widley, Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.86021° or 50° 51′ 37″ north

Longitude

-1.12557° or 1° 7′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C2WVV6F+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 196383900

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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