Queen Elizabeth Barracks
Queen Elizabeth Barracks is a British Army installation in Strensall, North Yorkshire, England. It opened in the 1880s, and since 2016, it has been under threat of closure, but was reprieved in 2024.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: North Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall” and “Queen Elizabeth II Barracks”
- Address: Strensall Road, Strensall, YO32 5SW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Strensall New Bridge and Strensall Bridge.
Strensall New Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Christopher Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strensall New Bridge is situated 1 mile northwest of Queen Elizabeth Barracks.
Strensall Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Christopher Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strensall Bridge is situated 1 mile north of Queen Elizabeth Barracks.
Strensall Common
Heath
Strensall Common is 1,430 acres of common land to the east of the village of Strensall, in the City of York, England. The land is recognised as an SSSI and a Special Area of Conservation, with much of it being owned and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, which has a rifle range on its southern edge. Strensall Common is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Queen Elizabeth Barracks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Towthorpe and Strensall.
Towthorpe
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart and Fiona Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Towthorpe is a hamlet in Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies between Huntington and Strensall about 5 miles north of York.
Strensall
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Strensall is a village in the Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby.
Earswick
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Earswick is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies between Huntington and Strensall about 4 miles north of York.
Queen Elizabeth Barracks
- Category: barracks
- Location: Strensall with Towthorpe, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.02664° or 54° 1′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.03719° or 1° 2′ 14″ westOperator
British ArmyOpen location code
9C6W2XG7+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 312998753OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=baseWikidata ID
Q16899047
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In Other Languages
“Queen Elizabeth Barracks” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “クイーン・エリザベス兵営”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Strensall Post Office and St Wilfrid’s Garrison Church.
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