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Vauxhall Barracks

Vauxhall Barracks
Didcot
Vauxhall Barracks is located in Oxfordshire
Vauxhall Barracks
Vauxhall Barracks
Location within Oxfordshire
Coordinates 51°36′28″N 01°14′41″W / 51.60778°N 1.24472°W / 51.60778; -1.24472Coordinates: 51°36′28″N 01°14′41″W / 51.60778°N 1.24472°W / 51.60778; -1.24472
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1910s
Built for War Office
In use 1910s-Present
Garrison information
Occupants 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC

Vauxhall Barracks is a military installation in Didcot in Oxfordshire.

The barracks were established during the First World War for explosives from Woolwich Arsenal. By the end of the War 1,900 troops were based there. Then during the Second World War elements of the Royal Berkshire Regiment were based at the barracks. The ordnance depot closed in 1961 when operations were moved to Bicester. Since 1982 the site, now known as Vauxhall Barracks, has been the home of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC. In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close in 2028.


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