Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and town situated three miles south of Richmond in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The town lies inside the Central Richmondshire electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and divided amongst the Hipswell and Scotton wards of Richmondshire District Council. The town is divided in between two civil parishes. The southern part of the town, south of a small stream called Leadmill Gill, is within the civil parish of Scotton. The northern part forms the greater part of the civil parish of Hipswell. Each parish has its personal parish council. It is the biggest British Army garrison in the world, having a population of about 13000 and measuring more than 2400 acres. The original intention for Catterick was to be a temporary camp to accommodate two complete divisions with about 40000 men in 2000 huts. However, under plans announced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in November 2005, the population of Catterick Garrison is expected to develop to more than 25000 by 2020, making it the biggest population centre within the local area. Lacking a true town centre, the Garrison gained its first large supermarket in 2000, in addition to a retail park referred to as 'Richmondshire Walk', which also contains a McDonalds, a Poundstretcher plus a Peacocks, amongst others. 'Catterick Leisure Centre' is a purpose built centre opposite the retail park, opened in July 2009, and it delivers a broad spectrum of leisure and fitness facilities like a swimming pool, as well as a fitness centre, along with an adjoining public library. For all your property upgrades, be sure that you use trustworthy experts in Catterick Garrison to ensure that you get the very best quality.
