Weeton Barracks
Weeton-with-Preese
Entrance to Weeton Barracks
Weeton Barracks is located in the Borough of Fylde
Weeton Barracks
Weeton Barracks
Location within the Borough of Fylde
Coordinates53°49′12″N 2°56′09″W / 53.82009°N 2.93582°W / 53.82009; -2.93582
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1916
Built forWar Office
In use1916–present

Weeton Barracks is a military installation at Weeton-with-Preese in Lancashire, England.

History

The barracks were established, using tented accommodation, as Weeton Camp in 1916 during the First World War.[1]

The Royal Air Force also used Weeton Camp, along with RAF Squires Gate and the army camp at Kirkham, for training purposes during the Second World War.[2] It continued to be used by the RAF, mainly for driver (MT) training, until 1965.[3]

The barracks were significantly enhanced in the early 1960s and became the home of 1st Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1965.[4] In 2011 it became the home of 2nd Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment after they returned from a three-year tour in Cyprus.[5] In 2021 the 2nd Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment moved to Elizabeth Barracks at Pirbright Camp.[6]

The barracks will become home to 1st Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment in 2024, when it returns from being the Regional Standby Battalion in Episkopi.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Weeton Camp, Lancashire: Blackpool Medics". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "RAF Squires Gate". ControlTowers.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Stations - W". rafweb.org. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lancashire Fusiliers". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "2nd battalion Duke of Lancaster regiment takes control of Weeton Barracks". Lancashire Telegraph. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Grants awarded under the NAAFI Fund 2020/21 March 2021" (PDF). NAAFI Fund. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Battalion leaves Dale Barracks in Chester for new post in Cyprus". Chester and District Standard. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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