Queen Elizabeth II Barracks

Queen Elizabeth II Barracks
Strensall

The military training ground at Strensall
Queen Elizabeth II Barracks
Location within North Yorkshire
Coordinates 54°1′39″N 01°2′30″W / 54.02750°N 1.04167°W / 54.02750; -1.04167Coordinates: 54°1′39″N 01°2′30″W / 54.02750°N 1.04167°W / 54.02750; -1.04167
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1884
Built for War Office
In use 1884-Present
Garrison information
Occupants 2 Medical Brigade

Queen Elizabeth II Barracks is a military installation in Strensall, North Yorkshire.

History

Strensall Camp, which covers about 1800 acres and stretches to Towthorpe (to the west), was formed by the War Office in 1884 for training troops. The barracks were renamed Queen Elizabeth II Barracks in the 1950s and went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the Yorkshire Brigade Depôt in 1960.[1] The barracks then became the depot of the King's Division in 1968.[2]

On 11 June 1974, the Provisional Irish Republican Army planted and exploded devices at the camp, though there was no loss of life.[3]

The camp is now the home of Headquarters 2 Medical Brigade, 34 Field Hospital, HQ Strensall Training Centre, 4 Cadet Training Team, Army Medical Services (Force Troops Command), the King's Division Recruiting Team, Army Youth Team, The Garrison Dental Centre, Military Police Guarding Service Defence Platoon, HQ Yorkshire (North and West) Army Cadet Force and other smaller units.[4]

In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close in 2021.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Infantry Brigade Depots". Hansard. 9 July 1958. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Strensall Area Guide". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "IRA Explosions". House of Lords Debate:Green Howards Band Equipment. Hansard. 374: cc363–85. 28 September 1976. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Current military use". Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "A Better Defence Estate" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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