Bickleigh Barracks

Bickleigh Barracks
Bickleigh, South Hams
Elements of the Manoeuvre Support Group from 42 Commando Royal Marines, based at Bickleigh Barracks Plymouth, conducting live firing of the Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Javelin
Bickleigh Barracks Location within Devon
Coordinates	50°26′21″N 4°04′51″W / 50.43910°N 4.08080°W / 50.43910; -4.08080Coordinates: 50°26′21″N 4°04′51″W / 50.43910°N 4.08080°W / 50.43910; -4.08080
Type	Royal Marines Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Navy
Site history
Built	1940
Built for	War Office
Built by	A French & Co
In use	1940-Present
Garrison information
Occupants	42 Commando

Bickleigh Barracks is a military installation at Bickleigh, South Hams which is currently used by 42 Commando.

The barracks were built by A French & Co and completed in early 1940 during the Second World War. In 1950 the Commando School Royal Marines which had been formed at Achnacarry during the war and which had moved to Gibraltar Barracks at Towyn after the war, relocated to the barracks. The Commando School moved to Lympstone in February 1960. The barracks became the home of 42 Commando in 1971.