Saighton Camp
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{{Infobox military structure
|name=Saighton Camp
|image=Footpath and Stile at Huntington, Cheshire.jpg
|caption = The stone in the foreground is a War Office boundary stone for Saighton Camp
|type = Barracks
|map_type = Cheshire
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within Cheshire
|location = Saighton
|coordinates = {{Coord|53.172|N|2.859|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|ownership = Ministry of Defence
|operator = {{army|United Kingdom}}
|built = 1938-1939
|used=1939-1999
|architect =
|built_for = War Office
|garrison =
|occupants =
}}
Saighton Camp was a military installation located between Saighton and Huntington covering an area of approximately 33 hectares.
History
The camp was created between 1938 and 1939 for use as a military training camp during the Second World War. It was established as a basic training facility for light anti-aircraft batteries and subsequently became the primary training centre for the 233 Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment of the Royal Artillery. In 1949, it became Training Centre No. 12 of the Royal Pioneer Corps, and in the 1950s and early 1960s it became a training centre for the Royal Corps of Signals.{{cite web|title=Saighton Camp|publisher=NAA Heritage consultants|url=http://northernarchaeologicalassociates.co.uk/profile/18-SCC.htm|accessdate=30 September 2016}} The King's Own Royal Border Regiment were based at the site from 1973 to 1974,{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/king-s-own-royal-border-regiment.html|title=King's Own Royal Border Regiment|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|accessdate=30 September 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331153957/http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/king-s-own-royal-border-regiment.html |archivedate=31 March 2014}} the Green Howards were based there from 1974 to 1976,{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/green-howards.html|title=Green Howards|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|accessdate=30 September 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317123423/http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/green-howards.html|archivedate=17 March 2016}} the Queen's Lancashire Regiment were based there from 1976 to 1978{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/queen-s-lancashire-regiment.html|title=Queen's Lancashire Regiment|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|accessdate=30 September 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427181921/http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/queen-s-lancashire-regiment.html |archivedate=27 April 2016}} and the Gordon Highlanders were based there from 1978 to 1980.{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/gordon-highlanders.html|title=Gordon Highlanders|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|accessdate=30 September 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318063212/http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/gordon-highlanders.html|archivedate=18 March 2016}} The King's Regiment were billeted at the camp until its closure in 1985, when the regiment moved to the Dale Camp, Chester's last remaining military barracks.{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/king-s-regiment.html|title=King's Regiment|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|accessdate=9 September 2016}}
In the early 1980s Saighton became a training centre for the Royal Army Medical Corps. It remained open after the barracks closed but its use diminished until it was closed completely in 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawksmoorps.co.uk/project/saighton-camp/3|title=Saighton Camp|publisher=Hawksmoor|accessdate=30 September 2016}}
In 2015, the site was cleared of its remaining military infrastructure. It is now a residential housing estate.{{cite web|title=Residential expansion at Saighton Camp|url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/residential-expansion-at-saighton-camp/|publisher=Place North West|date=7 January 2015|accessdate=30 September 2016}}