Lyneham, Wiltshire

Lyneham is a large village in north Wiltshire, England, within the civil parish of Lyneham and Bradenstoke, and situated 4mi southwest of Royal Wootton Bassett, 5.5mi north of Calne and 11mi southwest of Swindon. The village is on the A3102 road between Calne and Wootton Bassett.The civil parish includes the village of Bradenstoke and the hamlets of Preston and The Banks.RAF LynehamThe former RAF Lyneham station, now MoD Lyneham, is adjacent to Lyneham village, to the south and east. The RAF's C-130 Hercules fleet was based here until June 2011 and C-17 Globemasters from RAF Brize Norton made frequent visits. In 2012 all operations were transferred to Brize Norton in west Oxfordshire, 35mi to the north. The site is now home to the Defence Technical Training College, which became operational in September 2015.AmenitiesLyneham has a primary school. Shops in Lyneham include a Tesco Express and a Co-Operative store as well as multiple takeaway food stores such as New Kai Tak, Lyneham Kebab House, Lyneham Pizza Bar & Takeaway, Lyneham Tandoori and Spice of Asia.The Anglican Church of St Michael dates from the 14th century. It has a stained glass window by Henry Haig which commemorates the 50th anniversary of RAF Lyneham.