Marlborough Lines

Marlborough Lines is a British Army installation on the former site of RAF Andover in Hampshire, England.

Marlborough Lines
Near Andover in England
Andover - Marlborough Lines.jpg
Marlborough Lines is located in Hampshire
Marlborough Lines
Marlborough Lines
Shown within Hampshire
Coordinates51°12′31″N 001°31′31″W / 51.20861°N 1.52528°W / 51.20861; -1.52528
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built2009 (2009)
In use2009-present
Garrison information
GarrisonArmy Headquarters
Airfield information
Elevation78 metres (256 ft) AMSL
Helipads
Number Length and surface
01 10 metres (33 ft) Concrete

HistoryEdit

Marlborough Lines was built on part of a former airfield on the western outskirts of the town of Andover, RAF Andover, which had been established in 1917 and closed in 2009.[1] In 2011 Army Headquarters, which started to take responsibility for more than 2,000 military and civilian personnel, was established at Marlborough Lines.[2]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "Andover (Weyhill)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. ^ New Army's HQ Land Forces base is opened in Andover BBC News, 9 September 2010