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Warminster Garrison

British Army Garrisons
St. Giles Garrison Church geograph.org.uk 143703
St. Giles Garrison Church geograph.org.uk 143703

Warminster Garrison is a military garrison of the British Army, on the edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.

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Warminster Garrison
Roberts Road,

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N 51.212 ° E -2.16 °
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Warminster Land Warfare Centre

Roberts Road
BA12 0DZ , Warminster
England, United Kingdom
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