What is mod Longtown?

What is mod Longtown?

The MOD Longtown site stores conventional munitions in a large number of storehouses. The Ministry of Defence has a legal responsibility for ensuring that its ammunition and explosives are stored, processed and transported with the minimum risk to life and property.

When was longtown built?

Unlike many towns, which grew from smaller villages or settlements, Longtown was planned and built in the late 18th century, by the local landowners, the Grahams of Netherby. Dr Robert Graham laid out the town with the wide tree-lined streets you see today.

Is longtown in Scotland or England?

Longtown is a market town in Cumbria, England, just south of the Scottish Border.

What county is Longtown?

Herefordshire
Longtown, Herefordshire

Does longtown have gas?

Gem Longtown is a petrol station located in the Longtown, Carlisle area with a variety of unleaded and diesel products including Shell V-Power Unleaded and Shell V-Power Diesel.

How rough is Carlisle?

Carlisle is the most dangerous major town in Cumbria, and is among the top 5 most dangerous overall out of Cumbria’s 279 towns, villages, and cities. The most common crimes in Carlisle are violence and sexual offences, with 3,784 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 51.

Is Carlisle UK safe?

Carlisle is the most dangerous major town in Cumbria, and is among the top 5 most dangerous overall out of Cumbria’s 279 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Carlisle in 2021 was 104 crimes per 1,000 people.

Is it expensive to live in Cumbria?

Housing is at the top of many people’s priorities and with some of the lowest house prices in England, you certainly get a lot more home for your money in the North East and North Cumbria. As you can see average housing costs here are far lower than the rest of the UK and that goes for renting too.

What is the MoD Longtown site?

The MOD Longtown site stores conventional munitions in a large number of storehouses. The site has been in operation as a Storage Depot since 1938, during which time there has never been an accident resulting in an injury to members of the public or an environmental incident that has resulted in damage to the environment.

Where is DMDM Longtown?

DM Longtown has two storage sites, each located either side of the England/Scotland border on land originally used for a munitions propellant factory during WW1. The Longtown site is located between Longtown and Gretna on the A6071 and is 1296 acres in size.

Where is Longtown Cumbria?

Longtown is a market town in Cumbria, England, just south of the Scottish Border. It has a sheep market which was at the centre of the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis. Just south-west of Longtown is Arthuret Church, dedicated to St Michael and All Angels.

What was the original name of the Longtown depot?

Beginning in the 1930s, up to 2,500 acres (10 km 2) of Site 2, at Mossband, became the Central Ammunition Depot, CAD Longtown. After World War II it became known as Base Ammunition Depot, BAD Longtown. The remaining parts of Site 1, at Smalmstown, were also designated a sub-depot of CAD Longtown.