Larkhill (GB)

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Larkhill is a garrison town in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about 1¾ miles west of the centre of Durrington village and 1½ mi north of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. It is about 10 mi north of Salisbury.

The settlement has a long association with the British military and originally grew from military camps. It is now one of the main garrisons on Salisbury Plain, along with Tidworth Camp, Bulford Camp, and Waterloo Lines at Warminster. The Royal School of Artillery is at Larkhill and the Royal Artillery moved its main barracks there from Woolwich in 2008.[

Before the military garrison was established the area was known as Lark Hill, part of Durrington Down, owing to it being the highest point in the parish.[3] After the first military buildings were established, it came to be known as Larkhill Camp.[

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Current Post Office - The Packway, Larkhill, Salisbury, Wiltshire. SP4 8PY During the 2012 Summer Olympics Royal Mail stated that they would paint a post box in the hometown of each Gold Medallist 'Gold'. When Captain Heather Stanning won the Gold Medal in the Ladies Rowing pairs, Royal Mail declared that Captain Stanning's home town is in Lossiemouth, Scotland. After this announcement overnight, the Post Box in Larkhill was painted gold as locals/army personell had stated that Larkhill was the Captains true (second) home town.

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Locally painted Gold Post Box

Helen Glover & Heather Stanning on the Gold Medla winners stamps issued after London 2012 Summer Olympics.

Lark Hill Camp

The first modern settlement came in 1899, when a tented camp was established for units training on an area of Salisbury Plain that became known as Larkhill range. Units were accommodated in large official campsite areas whilst training throughout the summer. The camp had iots own Postal Service.

As Larkhill range was designated for artillery practice, many of the units were artillery batteries. In 1914, the first permanent huts were built on the down.

During the First World War, 34 battalion-sized hutted garrisons were built for use by all types of military forces. A light military railway line was built from the established Amesbury–Bulford line, to carry troops to Larkhill and on to aerodromes at Stonehenge and Lake Down (near Berwick St James).

After the war, the garrison became an artillery domain and in 1919 the Royal School of Artillery was established there.[

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