 Entrance to secure facilities at Porton Down | |
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| Location | Northeast of the village of Porton near Salisbury, in Wiltshire, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°07′52″N 1°42′14″W / 51.131°N 1.704°W |
| Opening date | March 1916 |
| Size | 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) |
Porton Down is a science and defence technology campus in Wiltshire, England, just north-east of the village of Porton, near Salisbury. It is home to two British government facilities: a site of the Ministry of Defence's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory – known for over 100 years as one of the UK's most secretive and controversial military research facilities, occupying 7,000 acres (2,800 ha)[1] – and a site of the UK Health Security Agency.[2] Since 2018, part of the campus has housed Porton Science Park, which is owned and operated by Wiltshire Council and has private sector companies in the health, life science and defence and security sectors.
- ^ Michael Mosley (28 June 2016). "Inside Britain's secret weapons research facility". BBC News.
- ^ "Centres - UK Health Security Agency". rsph.org.uk. Royal Society for Public Health. Retrieved 7 July 2022.