Larkhill

Larkhill
The BCAC hangars at Larkhill, the remains of the first military aerodrome in Britain
Larkhill is located in Wiltshire
Larkhill
Larkhill
Location within Wiltshire
Population2,733 (2021 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU132443
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSALISBURY
Postcode districtSP4
Dialling code01980
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°11′53″N 1°48′47″W / 51.198°N 1.813°W / 51.198; -1.813

Larkhill is a garrison town in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about 1+34 miles (2.8 km) west of the centre of Durrington village and 1+12 mi (2.4 km) north of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. It is about 10 mi (16 km) north of Salisbury.

The settlement has a long association with the British military and originally grew from military camps. It is now one of the main garrisons in the Salisbury Plain Training Area, along with Tidworth Camp, Bulford Camp, and Waterloo Lines at Warminster. The Royal School of Artillery is at Larkhill and the Royal Artillery moved its main barracks there from Woolwich in 2008.[2]

  1. ^ "Larkhill (built-up area): population statistics, 2021 Census". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Larkhill Overview". Aspire Defence. Retrieved 13 February 2015.