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Catterick Garrison

Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England

Coordinates:54.37, -1.715
OS grid ref:SE 18 97
Population:11,804
Dialling code: 01748 (Richmond)
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Catterick Garrison is the UK’s largest British Army garrison, set in rural North Yorkshire in England just a few miles from Richmond. Originally created as a training camp in the First World War and expanded during the Second World War, it now houses thousands of service personnel and their families and functions like a small town with shops, schools and leisure facilities centred on military life.

Geographically it sits on low-lying countryside near the River Swale and has easy road links via the A1(M), with nearby attractions such as Catterick Racecourse and the older village of Catterick. The local economy and social scene revolve around the Ministry of Defence presence, creating a distinctive, often transient community where military culture and civilian life meet.

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Transport links

  • Durham Tees Valley Airport 15 miles24.1 km
  • Leeds Bradford International Airport 34.9 miles56.1 km
  • Northallerton Railway Station 11.3 miles18.2 km
  • Darlington Railway Station 12.4 miles20 km

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Schools in Catterick Garrison

  • Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School Primary
  • Colburn Community Primary School Primary
  • Wavell Community Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Catterick Racecourse Recreation 2.9 miles4.6 km
  • Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 7.2 miles11.5 km
  • Stanwick Hall Estate 7.9 miles12.6 km
  • The Darlington Arena Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
  • Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 13.7 miles22 km
  • Streatlam Castle Estate 14.9 miles24 km
  • Raby Castle Archaeological site 15.7 miles25.3 km
  • Fors Abbey Historic site 16.1 miles25.9 km
  • Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 16.4 miles26.3 km
  • Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 17.2 miles27.8 km
  • Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 18.7 miles30.2 km
  • Ripon Racecourse Recreation 19.1 miles30.8 km