Catterick Garrison

Catterick Garrison

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Catterick Garrison
latitude= 54.3774
longitude= -1.7220
population = 12,000
shire_district= Richmondshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
shire_county = North Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= Richmond
post_town= CATTERICK GARRISON
postcode_district = DL9
postcode_area= DL
dial_code= 01748
os_grid_reference= SE180980

Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world with a population of around 12,000, plus a large temporary population of soldiers, and is larger than its older neighbour
Catterick (also known locally as Catterick Village). It is said to be the largest army base in Europe

It is not a single fenced base, but several separate barracks around which a town has developed. The Garrison gained its first large supermarket, a Tesco, in 2000 along with a retail park including a McDonalds. The road signs have been changed to read "Town Centre" instead of "Camp Centre" (which is a roundabout). The Garrison houses both 19 Lt Bde and the Infantry Training Centre (Catterick) where all infantry soldiers receive their basic training. The Garrison has spread out to include four villages which are now almost (generally civilian-occupied) suburbs: Colburn, Scotton, Walkerville and Hipswell, Brough With St Giles

The siting of the Garrison was first recommended by Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement, in 1908 whilst he was based at the army barracks at that time located in Richmond Castle [http://www.army.mod.uk/catterick_garrison/about_us/history/index.htm] . The original name of the base was "Richmond Camp" before being changed to "Catterick Camp" in 1915.

Under plans announced by the UK Ministry of Defence in November 2005 the population of Catterick Garrison is expected to grow to over 25,000 by 2020, making it the largest population centre in the local area [cite news
title = Ministry's £1bn plan to upgrade garrison
publisher = The Northern Echo
date = 2005-11-30
url = http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2005/11/30/212676.html
accessdate = 2007-07-29
] .

HQ School of Infantry, Infantry Training Centre

Catterick is the largest of three Infantry Training Centres in the UK. Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick conducts infantry training combining Phase 1 and Phase 2 on the Combat Infantryman's Course (although junior soldiers destined for the infantry continue to receive Phase 1 training at Army Training Regiment at Bassingbourn and at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate).

Barracks

The Garrison is made of many different groups of buildings spread over a wide area and includes a number of individual barracks, most of which are named after historical British Army battles, many of which took place in Northern France during the First World War. They include:
* Waithwith Banks
* Gaza Barracks
* Cambrai Barracks , home to armoured unit.
* Bourlon Barracks , home to infantry unit
* Vimy Barracks, (HQ School of Infantry) named after the Battle of Vimy Ridge
* Harden Barracks
* Somme Barracks, named after the Battle of the Somme
* Helles Barracks , named for Cape Helles, Dardanelles
* Alma Barracks, named after the Battle of Alma during the Crimean War.
* Duchess of Kent's Barracks
* Piave Lines
* Wathgill Camp

Also included in the command of Catterick Garrison is Marne Barracks, located at the site of the former RAF Catterick alongside the A1 on the outskirts of Catterick Village.

Other units

*Beachhead Lines, 150 Provost Company, Royal Military Police, named after the Normandy Landings 1944. Although an RMP station owned by the MOD, the North Yorkshire Police are also co-located here.

References

External links

* [http://www.army.mod.uk/catterick_garrison/index.htm Catterick Garrison Home Page at army.mod.uk]
* [http://www.army.mod.uk/catterick_garrison/about_us/history/index.htm Historical timeline at army.mod.uk]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Catterick Garrison — Original name in latin Catterick Garrison Name in other language State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 54.37748 latitude 1.72232 altitude 147 Population 12000 Date 2012 04 12 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Catterick — could be*Catterick, North Yorkshire, England, commonly known as Catterick Village **Catterick Bridge, a hamlet near Catterick Village **Catterick Garrison, a British Army garrison near Catterick Village **RAF Catterick, former Royal Air Force… …   Wikipedia

  • Catterick Camp railway station — was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It was built as the terminus of the sub branch of the Eryholme Richmond branch line to serve Catterick Camp, now Catterick Garrison. Along with the rest… …   Wikipedia

  • Catterick, North Yorkshire — Infobox UK place official name= Catterick country= England static static image caption = Catterick Village Green region= Yorkshire and the Humber population= 2,743 (2001) os grid reference= SE2497 latitude= 54.372 longitude= 1.623 post town=… …   Wikipedia

  • Garrison — (various spellings) (from the French garnison , itself from the verb garnir , to equip ) is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, of more than 50 men, but now often simply using it as …   Wikipedia

  • RAF Catterick — was formerly a Royal Air Force airfield located near Catterick, North Yorkshire in England. History Catterick airfield first opened in 1914 as a Royal Flying Corps aerodrome with the role of training pilots and to assist in the defence of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Colchester Garrison — Main article: History of Colchester Colchester Garrison is located in Colchester in the county of Essex. It has been an important military base since the Roman era. The first permanent military garrison in Colchester was established by Legio XX… …   Wikipedia

  • North Yorkshire — For other uses, see Yorkshire North. North Yorkshire Geography Status Ceremonial ( …   Wikipedia

  • Thornaby-on-Tees — Coordinates: 54°33′20″N 1°18′18″W / 54.5556°N 1.3049°W / 54.5556; 1.3049 …   Wikipedia

  • Eryholme-Richmond branch line — MetaSidebar|23%|#eeffff|right|Eryholme Richmond branch line East Coast Main Line:Eryholme :Dalton Gates :Moulton End :Scorton :Brompton on Swale :: Catterick :: Colburn :: Catterick Camp :Richmond The Eryholme Richmond branch line was opened in… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”