Army Foundation College

The Army Foundation College in , England, is the sole initial military training unit for British Army recruits who enlist aged between 16 and 17.5 years.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: military unit
  • Also known as: “Army Foundation College Harrogate (Uniacke Barracks)”
  • Address: Penny Pot Lane, Harrogate, HG3 2SE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Angels, Beckwithshaw and Harrogate railway station.

Church
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The , , England, also known as Beckwithshaw Church, is an Anglican church built and furnished between 1886 and 1887 by William Swinden Barber in the Gothic Revival style as part of the Arts and Crafts movement. is situated 1½ miles south of Army Foundation College.

Railway station
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serves the town of in , . Located on the Harrogate Line it is 18.25 miles north of . Northern Trains operate the station and provide local passenger train services, with a London North Eastern Railway service to and from running six times per day. is situated 2½ miles east of Army Foundation College.

Theater building
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The is a Grade II* listed performance hall and theatre, located in , England. With local benefactors led by engineering inventor Samson Fox, the building opened in 1903 as the Kursaal. is situated 2 miles east of Army Foundation College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killinghall and Harrogate.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. The civil parish population taken at the 2011 census was 4,132. The village is situated approximately 3 miles north of , extending south from the bridges on the A61 road over the . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Army Foundation College.

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is an attractive Regency / Victorian spa town in , with fine public gardens, and on the edge of the . Its spa hotels have morphed into conference and "wellness" centres, and it's well stocked with good eating places, including the famous Betty's Tea Rooms.

Hamlet
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is a village in in , England. It lies on the north bank of the , 4 miles north-west of . is the largest village in the civil parish of cum Hamlets, which also includes the settlements of and . is situated 2½ miles north of Army Foundation College.

Army Foundation College

Latitude
53.99342° or 53° 59′ 36″ north
Longitude
-1.59811° or 1° 35′ 53″ west
Operator
British Army
Open location code
9C5WXCV2+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31978176
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q4794140
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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Army Foundation College” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “名誉大佐”
  • Japanese: “陸軍基礎大学”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Army Foundation College”
  • Norwegian: “Army Foundation College”

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