Defence CBRN Centre

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Defence CBRN Centre Winterbourne Gunner
Near Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire in England
The entrance to Thorneydown House, part of the Defence CBRN Centre.
Supereste Ut Pugnatis (Latin for 'Fight to Live')
Defence CBRN Centre Shown within Wiltshire
Coordinates	51°06′43″N 001°44′16″W / 51.11194°N 1.73778°W / 51.11194; -1.73778
Type	Military training centre
Area	130 hectares
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Controlled by	Royal School of Military Engineering
Website	Defence CBRN Centre at GOV.UK
Site history
Built	1917 (1917)
In use	1917-Present
Garrison information
Occupants	Defence CBRN School Defence CBRN Technical Support Group Joint CBRN Medical Faculty

The Defence Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centre (the Defence CBRN Centre or DCBRNC for short) is a United Kingdom military facility at Winterbourne Gunner in Wiltshire, south of Porton Down and about 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Salisbury. It is a tri-service location, with the Army being the lead service. The centre is responsible for all training issues relating to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence and warfare for the UK's armed forces.

It is also the home of the National Ambulance Resilience Unit's Training & Education Centre^[1] which, among other things, is responsible for training the NHS ambulance service's Hazardous Area Response Teams (HART).