Longmoor Camp

Longmoor Camp
Longmoor
Modern brick barracks at Longmoor
Longmoor Camp is located in Hampshire
Longmoor Camp
Longmoor Camp
Location within Hampshire
Coordinates51°4′23″N 0°52′8″W / 51.07306°N 0.86889°W / 51.07306; -0.86889
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1863
Built forWar Office
In use1863–Present

Longmoor Camp is a British Army camp close to the A3 and A325 roads in and around the settlements of Longmoor, Liss and Liphook in Hampshire, England. The main street of the Longmoor part of the camp is built on an ancient Roman road, the Chichester to Silchester Way, while the village of Greatham lies to the west. The combined camp and training area coveres 1,783 hectares (4,410 acres) of wooded areas, heath, wetlands and hard standings.[1] Longmoor Camp and the training areas are still active, and maintained by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.

The camp is occupied by the Royal Military Police Close Protection Unit.[2]

  1. ^ "Ministry of Defence Film Locations". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Army 'bodyguard' unit shows off its skills". www.shropshirestar.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2024.