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Catterick Garrison is located in England, United Kingdom, at approximate coordinates 54.3735°, -1.7208°.

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Catterick Garrison

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Overview

Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town 3 miles (5 km) south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 14,000 in 2021 and covering over 2,400 acres.

History & geography

History

In October 1907, Robert Baden-Powell was appointed to command the Northumbrian Division of the newly formed Territorial Army. His headquarters were in Richmond Castle, which was too small to hold the garrison, so he chose as a replacement the site for the Catterick military town. On 12 August 1914, the order was issued for the construction of the camp, following the outbreak of the First World War. The original intention was for Catterick to be a temporary camp to accommodate two complete divisions with around 40,000 men in 2,000 huts. The base was originally named Richmond Camp but was changed to Catterick Camp in 1915 and later modified to Catterick Garrison in 1973. After serving as a prisoner of war camp at the end of the First World War, the idea to make Catterick a permanent military barracks was first suggested after the partitioning of Ireland in 1921, to replace The Curragh. The required land was purchased, and building plans were put forward in 1923. Construction was undertaken by John Laing & Son, and by the mid-1930s most of the camp's facilities were complete. During the Second World War, the camp was once again used to house prisoners of war. RAF Catterick closed in 1994 and was transferred to the British Army to become Marne Barracks, which falls under the command of Catterick Garrison. In 2007 an investigation began after allegations that a parachute regiment soldier was filmed being sexually assaulted in Catterick. In 2018, to celebrate the centenary of the Armistice and the end of the First World War, four stone monuments, depicting a steam locomotive, a likeness of Lord Baden Powell, a First World War Tommy and a pilot of the Royal Flying Corps, were erected on the town's central roundabout.

Geography

Catterick Garrison is located on the A6136 road, connecting Richmond with the A1(M) at Catterick Village, to the east. Nearby are the suburban settlements of Scotton south and Hipswell to the east, as well as Colburn, to the east. Foxglove Covert, a local nature reserve, was the first of its kind in North Yorkshire and the first to be located on Ministry of Defence (MoD) land in the UK. It covers 100 acres of moorland edge, and was opened in 1992. In 2001 it was declared a Site of Local Nature Conservation Importance (SLNCI).

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