Aldermaston

Japanese: オルダーマストン(英語表記)Aldermaston
Aldermaston
A village in central Berkshire, southern England, the United Kingdom. The name comes from "the town of ealdormann (a local nobleman)". Population 533 (1971). Located in the valley of the River Kennet, a tributary of the Thames, it is known as the location of the nuclear weapons laboratory. The surrounding area is home to the Boroughfield Ordnance Factory and the US military base at Greenham Common, and is often the site of anti-nuclear movements in the UK. In Silchester, south of the village, there are Roman ruins, including an enclosure wall and an amphitheater, which have been excavated.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
イギリス,イングランド南部,バークシャー中部にある村。地名は〈エアルドルマンealdormann(地方貴族)の町〉に由来。人口533(1971)。テムズ川支流のケネット川河谷に位置し,核兵器研究所の所在地として知られる。周辺にはバラフィールド兵器工場,グリーナム・コモン米軍基地などが集中し,しばしばイギリスの反核運動の舞台となる。村の南方のシルチェスターSilchesterには,ローマ時代の遺跡があり,囲壁や円形劇場が発掘されている。

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