Weeton Barracks

Weeton Barracks is a military installation at Weeton-with-Preese in Lancashire, England.

Weeton Barracks
Weeton-with-Preese
Entrance to Weeton Barracks
Site information
Type	Barracks
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Location
Weeton Barracks Location within the Borough of Fylde
Coordinates	53.82009°N 2.93582°W / 53.82009; -2.93582
Site history
Built	1916
Built for	War Office
In use	1916–present

History

The barracks were established, using tented accommodation, as Weeton Camp in 1916 during the First World War.^[1]

The Royal Air Force also used Weeton Camp, along with RAF Squires Gate and the army camp at Kirkham, for training purposes during the Second World War.^[2] It continued to be used by the RAF, mainly for driver (MT) training, until 1965.^[3]

The barracks were significantly enhanced in the early 1960s and became the home of 1st Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1965.^[4] In 2011 it became the home of 2nd Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment after they returned from a three-year tour in Cyprus.^[5] In 2021 the 2nd Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment moved to Elizabeth Barracks at Pirbright Camp.^[6]

The barracks will become home to 1st Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment in 2024, when it returns from being the Regional Standby Battalion in Episkopi.^[7]