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Porton Meadows (grid reference SU185362 ) is a 17.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1988.

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Coordinates: 51°07′29″N1°44′13″W / 51.12479°N 1.73703°W / 51.12479; -1.73703


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