MoD Corsham

MoD Corsham
Corsham
MoD Corsham
Location within Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°25′14.28″N 2°13′0.70″W / 51.4206333°N 2.2168611°W / 51.4206333; -2.2168611Coordinates: 51°25′14.28″N 2°13′0.70″W / 51.4206333°N 2.2168611°W / 51.4206333; -2.2168611
Type Military base
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1936
In use 1936–Present

MoD Corsham (formerly Basil Hill Barracks) is a Ministry of Defence establishment located between the towns of Corsham and Box in Wiltshire, England.

History

The War office bought a section of the Pockeridge estate to provide space for Basil Hill Barracks in 1936.[1] It became the headquarters of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps Territorial Army in the 1980s.[2]

Located on the former Basil Hill Barracks site, MoD Corsham is the product of a £690 million development project that was completed at the end of 2011.[3] The site is home to the Ministry of Defence's Global Operations Security Control Centre (GOSCC), the Joint Security Co-ordination Centre (JSyCC)[4] and Joint Forces Command's Information Systems and Services (JFC ISS)[5]

Other units

In addition to GOSCC, JSyCC and JFC ISS, MoD Corsham is home to several other MoD units. It served as the headquarters of the British Army's No:2 Signal Brigade (disbanded in 2012) and accommodates the 10th Signal Regiment and 600 Signal Troop.[3]

In April 2016, the announcement of a planned Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) stated that Corsham will be its preferred location. The Operations Centre will work alongside the planned civilian National Cyber Security Centre.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Basil Hill Barracks". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Headquarters RAOC Territorial Army, Basil Hill Barracks, Corsham". Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 Wilkinson, Mike (11 June 2011). "The new £690 million central communications centre in Corsham". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Defence Security and Assurance Services: defence industry/list X - Detailed guidance". GOV.UK. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Corsham project will make Defence connections more efficient - Announcements - Inside Government". GOV.UK. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  6. ↑ Ministry of Defence (1 April 2016). "Defence Secretary announces £40m Cyber Security Operations Centre". gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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