Altcar Training Camp
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Altcar Training Camp is located in Hightown, Merseyside, England. The 620-acre (250 ha) estate is composed of beaches, marshland, fields and small woods. The range is run by the North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association.[2]
| Altcar Training Camp | |
|---|---|
| Hightown, Merseyside | |
Altcar Training Camp | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Location | |
  Altcar Training Camp Location within Merseyside | |
| Coordinates | 53.52859°N 03.05912°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1860 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1860-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Major (Retired) Carl Gardner[1] |
| Occupants | North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association |
History
William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton first made the site available for the Grand Lancashire Rifle Contest on 29 October 1860.[3] He donated the land to the Volunteer Forces two years later.[3] A railway station was established near the site in 1862 but closed in 1921. The site, which had been known as Altcar Rifle Range, was renamed Altcar Training Camp in 1970.[3] In February 2016 a pavilion was burnt to the ground in a controlled fire to make way for new facilities.[4]
Gallery
Altcar Rifle Range
Altcar camp 1981
Little Altcar; the Club Huts
Alt Pumping Station
Entrance to "Training Area 6"
Phragmites
Range Control
Range danger flag at Alt Estuary
![Entrance to "Training Area 6"](#/media/File:Entrance_to_"Training_Area_6"_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1226015.jpg)
