Norton Manor Camp | |||||||
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| Near Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset in England | |||||||
 Entrance to Norton Manor Camp | |||||||
  Norton Manor Camp Location in Somerset  Norton Manor Camp Norton Manor Camp (the United Kingdom) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 51°02′13″N 003°09′17″W / 51.03694°N 3.15472°W | ||||||
| Type | Royal Marines Base | ||||||
| Area | 66 hectares[1] | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator |  Royal Navy | ||||||
| Controlled by |  Royal Marines | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | RM Norton Manor - Royal Navy | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||
| Built for | War Office | ||||||
| Built by | Royal Army Service Corps/US Army | ||||||
| In use | 1940 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Occupants | 40 Commando Royal Marines | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 33 metres (108 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Norton Manor Camp, or RM Norton Manor, is a Royal Marines base located near Norton Fitzwarren, 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of Taunton, Somerset, in England. It is home to 40 Commando.
In 2016, the government announced that Norton Manor Camp would be closed by 2028.[2][3] However, this decision was reversed in February 2019 following a successful local campaign.
- ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009 – Annex A" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 39. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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