Summary
Budbrooke Barracks was a military installation near Budbrooke in Warwickshire, England.
| Budbrooke Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Budbrooke | |
 Commemorative wall at Hampton Magna | |
  Budbrooke Barracks Location within Warwickshire | |
| Coordinates | 52°17′04″N 1°37′08″W / 52.28433°N 1.61882°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1877 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1877-1960 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
History edit
The barracks were built on agricultural land in 1877.[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] The barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 6th (1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot.[3] Following the Childers Reforms, the regiment evolved to become the Royal Warwickshire Regiment with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[3]
St Michael's Church became the battalion church at that time.[4] Many recruits enlisted at the barracks at the start of the First World War.[5] The barracks were demoted to the status of out-station to the Forester Brigade depot at Glen Parva Barracks in 1958,[6] the last recruits were accepted in March 1960 and the barracks closed later that year.[7] The site has since been developed as the village of Hampton Magna.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Parish History". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "A brief history of the building and churchyard". Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "The Great War: Warwick boy tried to enlist aged just 16". Coventry Telegraph. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Budbrooke & Hampton on the Hill". Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Last recruits accepted at Budbrooke Barracks". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.