Albemarle Barracks, England

Albemarle Barracks
Near Stamfordham, Northumberland in England
Disused airfield at Albemarle Barracks
Albemarle Barracks Shown within Northumberland
Coordinates	55°01′03″N 001°52′25″W / 55.01750°N 1.87361°WCoordinates: 55°01′03″N 001°52′25″W / 55.01750°N 1.87361°W
Type	Barracks
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Site history
Built	1970
In use	1970-Present

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.

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 1980s.^[2] The barracks were home to 39 Regiment Royal Artillery from 1995^[3] until that regiment disbanded there in February 2015.^[4] On 13 July 2015 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery started transferring from its former base in Bergen-Hohne Garrison, Germany.^[5] Its 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]

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. 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. "Mounted gunners move in". Hexham Courant. Hexham, Northumberland. 26 June 2015. p. 3.
6. "Nukewatch Information Pack" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.