Alanbrooke Barracks is a military installation at Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, England. The site will close in 2031.
| Alanbrooke Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England | |
 Alanbrooke Barracks | |
  Alanbrooke Barracks Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Coordinates | 54°12′12″N 01°24′06″W / 54.20333°N 1.40167°W |
| Type | Army barracks |
| Area | 151 hectares (370 acres)[1] |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Controlled by | Royal Artillery |
| Condition | Operational |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1974 |
| In use | 1974 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 4th Regiment Royal Artillery |
History
editThe barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Topcliffe airbase, in 1974, as an ordnance field park.[2] 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.[3] The barracks continued as an artillery base with the arrival of 49 Regiment Royal Artillery in 1982,[4] 27th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1986,[5] 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1990,[6] 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1998,[7] and 4th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2008.[8]
The barracks were also home to 15th Infantry Brigade from January 1982 to November 1992.[9]
Current units
editFuture
editThe barracks are set to close in 2031 under the Better Defence Estate plan.[11][12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. A9. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Ordnance Field Parks 20 on". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "1st Regiment RHA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "49th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "27th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "19th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "40th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "4th Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "History of 15th Infantry Brigade" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Lancaster, Mark (29 November 2018). "Army:Written question - 194616". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Hansard, 26 November 2021".
- ^ "Disposal database: House of Commons report". Retrieved 26 November 2021.