Eastmere Training Village

United Kingdom / England / Necton /
An 'artificial village' built by the Army for infantry training, in the Stanford Training Area in the field of FiBUA (Fighting in Built-up Areas). Eastmere was originally built to give soldiers experience of fighting on the northern European plains. The claim on the sign (see photo) to its being "twinned" with Alton Towers & Dunkirk is clearly an example of army humour rather than a statement of fact.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Battle_Area
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Coordinates:   52°32'23"N   0°47'23"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago