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The Nesscliffe Training Area is a military training facility located near Nesscliffe in
Shropshire Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...
.


History

The training area is located on and around the former Central Ammunition Depot at Nesscliffe. The CAD was fed from the
Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway The Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Light Railway was a railway running from Shrewsbury, England to Llanymynech, Wales, with a branch to Criggion. It was promoted by H. F. Stephens, Holman Fred Stephens, better known as Colonel Stephens, propriet ...
which ran through the camp and the training area. The railway was taken over by the War Department in 1940. Since 1961, the of flat pastureland form the
British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...
's Nesscliffe training area (NTA), capable of accommodation up to 530 personnel. The bunkers once used to house ammunition are still used in training exercises. As well as Regular and Reserve troops, Nesscliffe is used extensively by local CCF and ACF units. The NTA is also used constantly through the year by helicopters from the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury for training pilots and crew. Despite the name of the nearby village, officials at the
Ministry of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...
spell the camp and training area ''Nesscliff''.


References

{{reflist Training establishments of the British Army Buildings and structures in Shropshire