MoD Boscombe Down

Military test & evaluation airfield in Wiltshire, England

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1917 RAF Boscombe Down, EGDM, Boscombe Down Airfield, BD  site, Royal Air Force station, airport, air base, Royal Air Force, QinetiQ, United Kingdom

• Freebase entry^@
• Ordnance Survey listing^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@

Location: 51.152222222, -1.7475, ///taxed.depths.underway, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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0437-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Guoloph

1143-07-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of Wilton

0715-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Woden's Burg

0592-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Woden's Burg

1643-11-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Wardour Castle

1643-11-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Wardour

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Frameless

At the threshold - geograph.org.uk - 147581

Boscombe Down Airfield buildings geograph.org.uk 513105 afce186e-by-Andrew-Smith

Boscombe Down, main entrance - geograph.org.uk - 485356

Buildings, Boscombe Down Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 513105

Byway to Amesbury - geograph.org.uk - 1180290

Byway to Amesbury - geograph.org.uk - 1180302

Pasture beside RAF Boscombe Down - geograph.org.uk - 513124

RAF Boscombe Down 04

RAF Boscombe Down 05

RAF Boscombe Down 07

RAF Boscombe Down Fire Engine

Security Wire at Boscombe Down - geograph.org.uk - 337986

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Ordnance Survey listing@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
conflict	437	Battle of Guoloph	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1143	Battle of Wilton	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	715	Battle of Woden's Burg	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	592	Battle of Woden's Burg	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Siege of Wardour Castle	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Siege of Wardour	siege		Wikidata
bunker		Chilmark Quarries	bunker, stone quarry, protected area, google		Wikidata
bunker		Salisbury Urban District Control	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle		Ludgershall Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Old Sarum	contour fort, human settlement, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Old Wardour Castle	local authority museum, archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1991	The Merchants House	museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1987	Army Flying Museum	independent museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1982	The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, tripadvisor, google		Wikidata
image	2006	At the threshold - geograph.org.uk - 147581			Wikimedia
image	2007	Boscombe Down Airfield buildings geograph.org.uk 513105 afce186e-by-Andrew-Smith			Wikimedia
image	2007	Boscombe Down, main entrance - geograph.org.uk - 485356			Wikimedia
image	2007	Buildings, Boscombe Down Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 513105			Wikimedia
image	2009	Byway to Amesbury - geograph.org.uk - 1180290			Wikimedia
image	2009	Byway to Amesbury - geograph.org.uk - 1180302			Wikimedia
image	2007	Pasture beside RAF Boscombe Down - geograph.org.uk - 513124			Wikimedia
image	2016	RAF Boscombe Down 04			Wikimedia
image	2016	RAF Boscombe Down 05			Wikimedia
image	2016	RAF Boscombe Down 07			Wikimedia
image	2016	RAF Boscombe Down Fire Engine			Wikimedia
image	2007	Security Wire at Boscombe Down - geograph.org.uk - 337986			Wikimedia