Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

Satellite and aerial maps of Shrivenham with nearby locations

Nearby locations	Km	Bearing
Great Western Hospital , England	9.6	219	EGI90
Fairford , England	13.3	311	EGVA
Wroughton , England	15.7	225	EGDT
RAF Brize Norton , England	16.7	013	EGVN
Landmead Farm , England	19.1	074
South Cerney , England	21.7	295

Shrivenham

1946 to present
51° 36' 13'' N 1° 38' 20'' W
Shrivenham, Swindon, Oxfordshire, England
Elevation: 300 feet

At the beginning of WWII, a site to the NE of Swindon was selected for an ad hoc camp. In 1946, the first steps in the post-war structure of Army technical training were taken, when technical schools previously at Bury (Fire Control systems), Chobham (Tank Technology) and Stoke (Artillery Equipment) were consolidated at Shrivenham. In 1953, the Royal Military College of Science was officially opened.

In 2004 the RMCS was disbanded and was incorporated into the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.