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St George's Barracks
North Luffenham
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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 Flag of the British Army 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 airbase, 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]

References[]

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