Glen Parva Barracks
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Glen Parva Barracks
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 Glen Parva Barracks
Location within Leicestershire
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| Type | Barracks |
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| Operator |  British Army |
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| Built | 1881 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1881-1970 |
Glen Parva Barracks was a military installation at Glen Parva near South Wigston in Leicestershire.
History
The barracks opened under the name of Wigston Barracks in 1881.[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] Originally the depot of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, tens of thousands of recruits and conscripts were trained there for deployment during the First World War.[3] The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the Forester Brigade Depot in 1960.[4] They were closed in the late 1960s and most of the buildings were sold.[1] Although Glen Parva Young Offenders Institution now occupies much of the site[5] a unit of the Royal Army Pay Corps remained there until 1997.[6]
References
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Sources
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