DMS Whittington

DMS Whittington, otherwise known as Defence Medical Services Whittington, is a military base in , near in England. It is home to the , the Headquarters of the Surgeon General and subordinate medical headquarters, and the location of the Defence Medical Academy.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: barracks in Whittington, Lichfield, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Defence Medical Services Whittington” and “Whittington Barracks”
  • Address: Lichfield, WS14 9PY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Staffordshire Regiment Museum and HM Prison Swinfen Hall.

Museum
Photo: WarMagician, CC BY 3.0.
The is a in , England, preserving the history of the Staffordshire Regiment, its antecedent regiments and its successor regiment, the Mercian Regiment, from 1705 to the present. is situated 1,000 feet west of DMS Whittington.

Prison
is a Category C men's and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of in , . The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. is situated 1¼ miles west of DMS Whittington.

Railway station
Lichfield Trent Valley is one of two railway stations that serve the city of in , England; the other being in the city centre. is situated 2 miles northwest of DMS Whittington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swinfen and Hopwas.

Hamlet
is a small community about two miles south of in the civil parish of , . The first known reference to is in an Anglo-Saxon charter in 950. is situated 1½ miles west of DMS Whittington.

Village
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is a village in , England. It lies along the North West borders of Borough and 5 miles east of . It is situated where the A51 road crosses both the and the . is situated 2 miles southeast of DMS Whittington.

Hamlet
is a village in the civil parish of , in the district, in the English county of , 2 km east of the city of . is situated 2 miles north of DMS Whittington.

DMS Whittington

Latitude
52.65876° or 52° 39′ 32″ north
Longitude
-1.77349° or 1° 46′ 25″ west
Inception
1881
Operator
Strategic Command
Open location code
9C4WM65G+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108312282
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q17065203
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Church of St George and DMS Whittington Sports Centre.

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