Albemarle Barracks, England

Albemarle Barracks is a British Army barracks located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south of Stamfordham, Northumberland and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear.

Albemarle Barracks
Near Stamfordham, Northumberland in England
View from Harlow Hill looking across Albemarle Barracks.
Albemarle Barracks is located in Northumberland
Albemarle Barracks
Albemarle Barracks
Shown within Northumberland
Coordinates55°01′03″N 001°52′25″W
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1970 (1970)
Built forWar Office
In use1970-Present
Garrison information
Occupants3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery

History

The barracks were established on the site of the former RAF Ouston airbase in 1970. The barracks were occupied by Junior Signalmans Wing of 11 Signal Regiment in the 1970s,[1] before they were handed over to the Junior Infantry Battalion in the mid-1980s.[2]

The barracks were home to 39 Regiment Royal Artillery from 1995,[3] until that regiment disbanded there in February 2015.[4] The 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery moved from its former base in Bergen-Hohne Garrison, Germany, to Albemarle Barracks in 2015.[5]

The runways are used by Northumbria Police for driver training and as a stop-off point for nuclear warheads convoys en route via road between RNAD Coulport and AWE Aldermaston as part of the UK Trident programme.[6]

Current units

References
  1. "Junior Signalman Wing 11th Signal Regiment, Albemarle Barracks, Ouston, Northumberland". National Archives. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. "Boy soldier cleared over shooting of best friend". The Independent. 17 July 1992. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. "39 Regiment - The Welsh Gunners". British Army. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. "Albemarle Barracks bids farewell to the Welsh Gunners as flag is lowered for final time". Evening Chronicle. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. "3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Say Goodbye..... - RA Association". www.thegunners.org.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. "Nukewatch Information Pack" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. Lancaster, Mark (29 November 2018). "Army:Written question - 194616". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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