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It is located alongside the A6055 road on the outskirts of Catterick Village. Although initially a flying station, RAF Catterick was primarily the depot of the RAF Regiment for nearly 50 years. The station closed in 1994 and was transferred to the British Army to become Marne Barracks. Operationally it falls under the command of Catterick Garrison.
The base was originally named Richmond Camp but was changed to Catterick Camp in 1915 and later modified to Catterick Garrison in 1973. After serving as a prisoner of war camp at the end of the First World War , the idea to make Catterick a permanent military barracks was first suggested after the partitioning of Ireland in 1921, to replace The ...
The parish contains the village of Catterick and the surrounding area. To the south of the village is Marne Barracks , formerly RAF Catterick, which contains five listed buildings. Most of the other listed buildings are houses and associated structures, shops and cottages, and the others include a church, a tombstone in the churchyard and its ...
204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery, in Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne [10] Hexham Troop, at Dare Wilson Barracks, Hexham [11] 205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery, at Northfield Gardens, South Shields [12] Catterick Troop, at Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison [13] 269 (West Riding) Battery, at Carlton Gate, Leeds [14]
In the summer of 2018, 35 Engineer Regiment re-roled to EOD&S, the sub-unit moved from Barker Barracks in Paderborn, Germany, to Marne Barracks in Catterick, North Yorkshire. 37 Armoured Engineer Squadron became 37 Field Squadron and became part of 32 Engineer Regiment.
Military families have launched a petition to save a community cafe earmarked for closure. The NAAFI cafe, based at the Princes Gate Shopping Centre in Catterick Garrison, is due to close at the ...
RAF Catterick, the airfield to the south of the village also opened in 1914, was transferred to the Army and is now Marne Barracks, named after the site of two significant battles of the First World War. In 1974 Catterick was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire and was part of the Richmondshire district until 2023.
53 (Louisburg) Air Assault Battery is the second most senior artillery battery.Formed in 1740, the battery is currently part of 5th Regiment Royal Artillery and is based at Marne Barracks, Catterick, North Yorkshire.