MOD Abbey Wood

MOD Abbey Wood is a Ministry of Defence establishment at Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom. The purpose-built site houses the MOD's Defence Equipment and Support and Submarine Delivery Agency procurement organisations.

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Type: Military installation
Description: British military establishment at Filton, Bristol, England
Also known as: “MoD Abbey Wood” and “MoD Abbey Wood (North)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bristol Parkway Railway Station and Stoke Gifford Stadium.

Bristol Parkway Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bristol Parkway, on the South Wales Main Line, serves the villages of Stoke Gifford and Harry Stoke in South Gloucestershire, England. Despite its name, it is located in South Gloucestershire rather than Bristol itself, and is the busiest station in the county. Bristol Parkway Railway Station is situated 2,900 feet northeast of MOD Abbey Wood.

Stoke Gifford Stadium

Sports venue

Stoke Gifford Stadium is an association football stadium based in Filton, in South Gloucestershire, England. Until August 2020 it was the home of FA Women's Super League team Bristol City W.F.C. and the Bristol Aztecs american football team. Stoke Gifford Stadium is situated 1,500 feet northwest of MOD Abbey Wood.

Abbeywood Community School

School

Abbeywood Community School is a mixed secondary school located in the Stoke Gifford area of South Gloucestershire, England. Abbeywood Community School opened in 2010, replacing Filton High School, which previously occupied the site. Abbeywood Community School is situated 1,400 feet north of MOD Abbey Wood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stoke Gifford and Filton.

Stoke Gifford

Village

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stoke Gifford is a large village and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms part of the Bristol built-up area, part of the city's North Fringe.

Filton

Town

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

Filton is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, 6 miles north of Bristol. With neighbouring Patchway, Stoke Gifford and Bradley Stoke, Filton forms the North Fringe of Bristol – part of the Bristol urban area that has become an overflow settlement for the city.

Lockleaze

Suburb

Photo: Weirdoldhattie, Public domain.

Lockleaze is an area and council ward in the northern suburbs of the city of Bristol, England, 3 miles north of the city centre, south of Filton, east of Horfield and west of Frenchay.

MOD Abbey Wood

Category: building
Location: Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50928° or 51° 30′ 33″ north

Longitude

-2.55337° or 2° 33′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C3VGC5W+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 765238897

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

Wikidata ID

Q6886126

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