MoD Kineton

MoD Kineton
near Kineton, Warwickshire, England

A distant view of MoD Kineton.
MoD Kineton
Coordinates 52°09′48″N 1°26′38″W / 52.1633°N 1.4439°W / 52.1633; -1.4439
Type Ammunition dump
Site information
Open to
the public		 No
Site history
Built 1941 (1941)
In use 1941–Present
Part of the extensive rail network that exists around MoD Kineton, here a level crossing at Radway

Defence Munitions (DM) Kineton is a Ministry of Defence property located close to the village of Kineton, Warwickshire, England.

History

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 the Second World War as a transit camp, with Polish and Czechoslovakian troops stationed there.

DM Kineton extends to several hundred acres. 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.[1]

The depot also stores spare railway carriages and trains on behalf of the various UK Train Operating companies.

Based units

The site also houses the Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search School, and there is an extensive military family base at Kineton, called Kineton HIVE.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Industrial Diesels". hondawanderer.com. 2012-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Abingdon HIVE". Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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