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Longmoor Military Camp

Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps
Training Camp
Bordon
Longmoor Camp - geograph.org.uk - 396663.jpg
Modern brick barracks at Longmoor
Bordon and Longmoor Military CampsTraining Camp is located in Hampshire
Bordon and Longmoor Military CampsTraining Camp
Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps
Training Camp
Location within Hampshire
Coordinates 51°4′23″N 0°52′8″W / 51.07306°N 0.86889°W / 51.07306; -0.86889Coordinates: 51°4′23″N 0°52′8″W / 51.07306°N 0.86889°W / 51.07306; -0.86889
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1863
Built for War Office
In use 1863-2015

Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps are British Army training camps and training area close to the A3 and A325 roads in and around the settlements of Bordon, Longmoor, Liss and Liphook in Hampshire, England. The main street of the Longmoor part of the camp is built on an ancient Roman road, the Chichester to Silchester Way, while the village of Greatham lies to the west.

In 1863, the War Department had required additional training grounds for British Army troops. They purchased tracts of land totalling 781 acres (316 ha) from Her Majesty's Woods, Forests and Lands at Hogmoor Inclosure and Longmoor on the Surrey/Hampshire borders. However, the Army's main barracks were at Aldershot Garrison, requiring a 20 miles (32 km) march or expensive railway journey to access the new training grounds. This distance also necessitated an overnight stay, most often accomplished by pitching tents east of the A325 road.

The decision was hence made to build two permanent camps close to Woolmer Forest. The proposal was to construct 140 wooden huts on each site, each 72 feet (22 m) long and 21 feet (6.4 m) wide, giving a combined accommodation for 5,000 men.

The first was laid out in 1899 by the Highland Light Infantry, under the command of the Royal Engineers. This became Bordon Camp, and area of approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) long by .5 miles (0.80 km) wide.


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