Simpson Barracks, Northamptonshire

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Simpson Barracks
Wootton, Northamptonshire, England
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Simpson Barracks
Site information
TypeBarracks
Owner Ministry of Defence
OperatorFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Location
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Simpson Barracks
Location within Northamptonshire
Coordinates 52°12′28″N0°53′00″W / 52.20782°N 0.88346°W / 52.20782; -0.88346
Site history
Built1939
Built for War Office
In use1939–1993
Garrison information
Occupants Northamptonshire Regiment

Simpson Barracks (formerly Quebec Barracks) is a former military installation at Wootton in Northamptonshire, England.

History

The barracks were established in 1939, at the start of the Second World War, under the name of Quebec Barracks as the depot for the Northamptonshire Regiment whose previous depot at Gibraltar Barracks was becoming inadequate. [1] The Northamptonshire Regiment remained at the barracks until it merged with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) in 1960. The Royal Pioneer Corps moved to the barracks in 1960, at which time the barracks were renamed Simpson Barracks after General Sir Frank Simpson who served as colonel commandant of the Royal Pioneer Corps. [2] The Corps remained there until they were amalgamated with other units to form the Royal Logistic Corps and the barracks closed in 1993. [3] The site was redeveloped for housing in the late 1990s. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Simpson Manor". Simpson Manor Neighbourhood Watch. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. "No. 39863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1953. p. 2948.
  3. "Soldiers who started careers in Northampton recognised with plaque at former barracks". Northampton Chronicle. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2014.