| Budbrooke Barracks | |
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| Budbrooke | |
 Commemorative wall at Hampton Magna | |
 <div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: 210%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Budbrooke Barracks Location within Warwickshire
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| Coordinates | 52°17′04″N 1°37′08″W / 52.28433°N 1.61882°WCoordinates: 52°17′04″N 1°37′08″W / 52.28433°N 1.61882°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1877 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1877-1960 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
Budbrooke Barracks was a military installation near Budbrooke in Warwickshire.
History[]
The barracks were established as the depot of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1877.[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] St Michael's Church became the battalion church at that time.[3] Many recruits enlisted at the barracks at the start of the First World War.[4]
The barracks were demoted to the status of out-station to the Forester Brigade depot at Glen Parva Barracks in 1958,[5] the last recruits were accepted in March 1960 and the barracks closed later that year.[6] The site has since been developed as the village of Hampton Magna.[7]
References[]
- ↑ "History of Budbrooke Parish". http://www.budbrookepc.plus.com/history.htm. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9383385/Echoes-of-the-past-in-these-Army-cuts.html. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "A brief history of the building and churchyard". http://www.stmichaels-budbrooke.org.uk/history.html. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "The Great War: Warwick boy tried to enlist aged just 16". Coventry Telegraph. 14 July 2014. http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle/nostalgia/warwick-boy-who-wanted-fight-7419113. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Budbrooke & Hampton on the Hill". http://www.visitoruk.com/Warwick/budbrooke-and-hampton-on-the-hill-C592-V20519.html. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Last recruits accepted at Budbrooke Barracks". http://www.macearchive.org/Archive/Title/midlands-news-03031960-last-recruits-accepted-at-budbrooke-barracks/MediaEntry/3604.html. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "The Barracks Bar". http://www.barracksbar.co.uk/about.html. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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