Stainton Camp
Stainton Camp is a military installation at Stainton, County Durham.History
The camp was built in 1941 during the Second World War and served as part of the Battle School before the school moved to Warminster in 1945. Another section of the site was allocated as Blackbeck Prisoner of War Camp during the war. After the war married quarters were built on that part of the site now known as Stainton Grove. The camp went on to be used as a holding facility for units about to deploy on operations and, notably, the Green Howards prepared there for the Suez Crisis. Most of the camp closed in 1972 but parts of it remain in use as a cadet training centre.
Other military installations in the local area were Barford Camp, Deerbolt Camp, Humbleton Camp Streatlam Camp and Westwick Camp.
