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Pontrilas Army Training Area
In or near Pontrilas.
Pontrilas Army Training Area in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Pontrilas Army Training Area is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pontrilas Army Training Area is a British Army training camp, located just north of the village of Ewyas Harold near to Pontrilas in Herefordshire, England. Originally developed pre-World War II by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as an ammunition dump, it was served by the Golden Valley Railway.
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Background
History
During the 1930s, there was a recognition of a need to provide secure storage for munitions within the United Kingdom. The proposal was to create three central ammunition depots (CAD): one in the south (Monkton Farleigh); one in the north of England (Longtown, Cumbria); and one in the Midlands (Nesscliffe). Beyond these, a series of sub-depots was created by the MoD in the area, to allow further distribution. Each was connected to the national rail network, and was laid out over an extensive area to avoid total destruction should an accidental explosion occur, or the site be attacked by an enemy. Named Elm Bridge, Always guarded by the Royal Military Police and serviced by regular troops,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9656, -2.8761
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Ewyas Harold
- Postcode
- HR2 0JF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q7228371 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pontrilas Army Training Area (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Where is Pontrilas Army Training Area?
- Pontrilas Army Training Area is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR2 0JF), in the parish of Ewyas Harold.
- What is Pontrilas Army Training Area?
- Pontrilas Army Training Area in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Pontrilas Army Training Area?
- Drivers can use postcode HR2 0JF.
- Who owns Pontrilas Army Training Area?
- Pontrilas Army Training Area is owned by {{army|United Kingdom}}.
- Is Pontrilas Army Training Area a protected site?
- Yes — Pontrilas Army Training Area is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Pontrilas Army Training Area?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HR2 0JF. It sits within the Hereford and South Herefordshire parliamentary constituency.