Glen Parva Barracks | |
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Glen Parva | |
Coordinates | 52°34′59″N 01°08′42″W / 52.58306°N 1.14500°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1881 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1881-1970 |
Glen Parva Barracks was a military installation at Glen Parva near South Wigston in Leicestershire.
The barracks opened under the name of Wigston Barracks in 1881. [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 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot as well as the 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. [3] Following the Childers Reforms, the barracks became the depot of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment in 1881. [3]
Tens of thousands of recruits and conscripts were trained there for deployment during the First World War. [4] The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the Forester Brigade Depot in 1960. [5] They were closed in the late 1960s and most of the buildings were sold. [1] Although Glen Parva Young Offenders Institution now occupies much of the site [6] a unit of the Royal Army Pay Corps remained there until 1997. [7]
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Glen Parva Barracks | |
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Glen Parva | |
Coordinates | 52°34′59″N 01°08′42″W / 52.58306°N 1.14500°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1881 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1881-1970 |
Glen Parva Barracks was a military installation at Glen Parva near South Wigston in Leicestershire.
The barracks opened under the name of Wigston Barracks in 1881. [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 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot as well as the 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. [3] Following the Childers Reforms, the barracks became the depot of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment in 1881. [3]
Tens of thousands of recruits and conscripts were trained there for deployment during the First World War. [4] The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the Forester Brigade Depot in 1960. [5] They were closed in the late 1960s and most of the buildings were sold. [1] Although Glen Parva Young Offenders Institution now occupies much of the site [6] a unit of the Royal Army Pay Corps remained there until 1997. [7]
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