HC Deb 23 February 1987 vol 111 cc141-3W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the property owned, or leased, by his Department in (a) the East Midlands and (b) East Anglia.

Mr. Freeman

The following are the main locations owned or leased by the Ministry of Defence in Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex:

Warwickshire

  • Bramcote — Army barracks
  • Kineton — Army depot
  • Kingsbury — Army ranges
  • Long Marston — Army camp and stores depot
  • Wedgnock — Army ranges

Leicestershire

  • Asfordby — Army ranges
  • Cottesmore — RAF station
  • Loughorough — Army barracks
  • Melton Mowbray — Army depot
  • North Luffenham — RAF station
  • Old Dalby — Army workshops
  • Wymcswold — Army training area

Northamptonshire

  • Chelveston — RAF station
  • Croughton — RAF station
  • Greatworth — RAF station
  • Northampton — Army barracks
  • Wittering (part) — RAF station
  • Yardley Chase — Army training area

Cambridgeshire

  • Alconbury — RAF station1
  • Bassingbourn — Army training area and barracks
  • Brampton — RAF HQ command
  • Cambridge — Army rifle range
  • Ely — RAF hospital
  • Grafham — RAF rifle range
  • Molesworth — RAF station1
  • Oakington — Army training area and barracks
  • Upwood — RAF station1
  • Waterbeach — Army barracks and RE airfield
  • — construction unit
  • Wittering (part) — RAF station
  • Wyton — RAF station

Norfolk

  • Coltishall — RAF station
  • Feltwell — RAF station1
  • Marham — RAF station
  • Neatishead — RAF station
  • Sculthorpe — RAF station1
  • Stanford — Army camp and training area
  • Swaffham — RAF firing range
  • Swanton Morley — RAF station
  • Thetford — Army rifle range
  • Watton — RAF station
  • West Raynham — RAF station

Suffolk

  • Barnham — Army camp and training area
  • Bawdsey — RAF station
  • Bentwaters — RAF station1
  • Hadleigh — Army supply and armament depot
  • Honington — RAF station
  • Lakenheath — RAF station1
  • Mildenhall — RAF station1
  • Orfordness — Former radio station
  • Stradishall — Army/RAF station
  • Wattisham — RAF station
  • Woodbridge — RAF station1

Essex

  • Colchester — Army barracks, camp, hospital and ranges
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  • Debden — Army barracks and training area
  • Fingringhoe — Army ranges, camp and training area
  • Shoeburyness — Army barracks, camp and training area, R and D establishments.
  • Wethersfield — RAF station1

1 RAF airfield made available for use by the United States forces.

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