MOD Stafford

Ministry of Defence Stafford otherwise known as MOD Stafford, Stafford Station or Beacon Barracks is a Ministry of Defence site in , in . It was formerly Royal Air Force Stafford or more simply RAF Stafford, a non-flying Royal Air Force station.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: UK Military base located in the West Midlands
  • Also known as: “Beacon Barracks”, “MoD Stafford”, “MOD Stafford (Beacon Barracks)”, and “RAF Stafford”
  • Address: Beaconside, Stafford, ST18 0AQ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include County Hospital and St Peter.

Hospital
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is an acute hospital with fewer than 200 inpatient beds, opened in 1983. It is the main hospital in , England. The hospital is managed by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. is situated 1 mile south of MOD Stafford.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 mile northeast of MOD Stafford.

Prison
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is a Category C men's , in , , . The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. In 2014 it became a sex offender-only jail. is situated 1¼ miles southwest of MOD Stafford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hopton and Stafford.

Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of and Coton. It is within the county of .

Photo: Stocksy, Public domain.
is a market town and the county town of , England. It is located about 15 miles south of , 15 miles north of and 24 miles north-west of .

Village
is a civil parish within the borough of Stafford, in , England; it is a north-western suburb of the town of . It became a civil parish on 1 April 2005. is situated 2 miles southwest of MOD Stafford.

MOD Stafford

Latitude
52.82347° or 52° 49′ 25″ north
Longitude
-2.09673° or 2° 5′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C4VRWF3+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92674700
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q6886135
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