Atomic Weapons Establishment

Atomic Weapons Establishment is a military installation in Aldermaston, West Berkshire, England. Atomic Weapons Establishment is situated near the motorsport racing track Aldermaston Raceway, as well as near the playground Kestrels Mead Play Area.

Type: Military installation
Also known as: “Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston”
Postal code: RG7 4PR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St Mary The Virgin and Saint Luke’s Church.

Church of St Mary The Virgin

Church

Photo: Alan Pascoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Aldermaston, is the Church of England parish church of Aldermaston in Berkshire. The church, which is dedicated to St Mary, dates from the mid-12th century and has examples of Norman and Jacobean architecture. Church of St Mary The Virgin is situated 1 mile north of Atomic Weapons Establishment.

Saint Luke’s Church

Church

Photo: Oscar Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saint Luke’s Church is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Atomic Weapons Establishment.

Saint Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saint Mary’s Church is situated 1 mile southwest of Atomic Weapons Establishment.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldermaston and Tadley.

Aldermaston

Village

Photo: Alan Pascoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aldermaston is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. In the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 1,015. The village is in the Kennet Valley and bounds Hampshire to the south.

Tadley

Photo: Simon Q, CC BY 2.0.

Tadley is a town and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England, 5.5 miles north of Basingstoke and 11 miles south west of Reading.

Pamber Heath

Village

Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pamber Heath is a village in north Hampshire, England. Situated within the civil parish of Pamber, the village lies at the north end of Pamber Forest.

Atomic Weapons Establishment

Location: Aldermaston, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.3688° or 51° 22′ 8″ north

Longitude

-1.14152° or 1° 8′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C3W9V95+G9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 307145173

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Aldermaston Raceway and Kestrels Mead Play Area.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Atomic Weapons Establishment and The Old Kennels.

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