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Alanbrooke Barracks

Coordinates: 54°12′12″N 01°24′06″W / 54.20333°N 1.40167°W / 54.20333; -1.40167
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Alanbrooke Barracks
Topcliffe
Alanbrooke Barracks
Alanbrooke Barracks is located in North Yorkshire
Alanbrooke Barracks
Alanbrooke Barracks
Location within North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°12′12″N 01°24′06″W / 54.20333°N 1.40167°W / 54.20333; -1.40167
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1974
In use1974-Present
Garrison information
Occupants4th Regiment Royal Artillery

Alanbrooke Barracks is a military installation at Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, England. The site will close in 2031.

History

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The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Topcliffe airbase, in 1974, as an ordnance field park.[1] The barracks were named Alanbrooke Barracks after Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, a former Royal Artillery officer, when 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery took over the site in 1977.[2] The barracks continued as an artillery base with the arrival of 49 Regiment Royal Artillery in 1982,[3] 27th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1986,[4] 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1990,[5] 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1998,[6] and 4th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2008.[7]

The barracks were also home to 15th Infantry Brigade from January 1982 to November 1992.[8]

Current units

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Future

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The barracks are set to close in 2031 under the Better Defence Estate plan.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Ordnance Field Parks 20 on". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ "1st Regiment RHA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ "49th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ^ "27th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ "19th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  6. ^ "40th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. ^ "4th Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  8. ^ "History of 15th Infantry Brigade" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  9. ^ Lancaster, Mark (29 November 2018). "Army:Written question - 194616". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Hansard, 26 November 2021".
  11. ^ "Disposal database: House of Commons report". Retrieved 26 November 2021.