DSDA Kineton (South)

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Defence Munitions (DM) Kineton is a Ministry of Defence property located close to the village of Kineton, Warwickshire, England. Developed from 1941 onwards between Kineton and the neighbouring village of Temple Herdewyke, it is approximately 10 miles (16 km) from both Banbury and Leamington Spa. Developed as a Central Ammunition Depot, it also served during World War II as a transit camp, with Polish and Czechoslovakian troops stationed there.

DM Kineton extends to several hundred acres and is divided in two parts by the B4086. It is linked to the main Network Rail system by a branchline consisting of part of the former mainline of the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway, from Fenny Compton. The building of the M40 motorway cut the line for a time, but after the bridge was built the line was rebuilt in its entirety with deep ballast and fully welded joints.

This and surrounding areas comprise the largest ammunition dump in western Europe.

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