St George's Barracks, North Luffenham

For other barracks with similar name, see St George's Barracks (disambiguation).
St George's Barracks
North Luffenham
St George's Barracks
Location within Rutland
Coordinates 52°37′56″N 00°36′38″W / 52.63222°N 0.61056°W / 52.63222; -0.61056Coordinates: 52°37′56″N 00°36′38″W / 52.63222°N 0.61056°W / 52.63222; -0.61056
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1998
In use 1998-Present
Garrison information
Occupants 16th Regiment Royal Artillery

St George's Barracks are a military installation near to the village of North Luffenham in Rutland.

History

The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF North Luffenham airfield, in 1998. They became the home of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1999,[1] of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment in 2003[2] and of the 16th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2007.[3]

In 2013 16th Regiment Royal Artillery received the Freedom of Oakham on behalf of the barracks.[4]

In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close between 2020 and 2021.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Regiment of Fusiliers". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "St George's Barracks". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "16th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Soldiers in parade to salute freedom of town". Leicester Mercury. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "A Better Defence Estate" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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