Forces North Luffenham Community Information Portal

North Luffenham

North Luffenham was a Royal Air Force station from 1940 - 1998 when the station was taken over by the British Army and renamed St George's Barracks. When the RAF vacated the base, the pair of gates from the main entrance was donated to the village of North Luffenham. The gates were later erected at the entrance to the village recreation ground. St George's Barracks are currently home to 16 Regt RA, an Air Defence Regiment operating the Army's only low level air defence unit.



St George's Barracks is situated between Edith Weston and North Luffenham in Rutland. It is situated on the south bank of Rutland Water almost central between the towns of Stamford to the east and Oakham to the west. Edith Weston is a small village, with one public house, a small amenities shop, a Church of England Church and a primary school. Service personnel and their families form a large percentage of the local population. North Luffenham village is approximately 5 minutes drive away from the camp; it is also a small village with 2 public houses, a shop, a Church of England Church and a primary school.

At St George’s Barracks there is a gymnasium and swimming pool, which is available for use by  serving personnel and their dependants. There is also a new Community Centre on camp with a large newly refurbished child’s soft play area and Internet Suite, which also has an e fax- bluey and webcam facility. The Community Development Worker and HIVE Information Officer are located in this building. There is a weekly programme of events at the Centre and there are fortnightly visits from the local Health Visitor. The newly opened Colours Café serves hot and cold snacks and meals. The 20/Twenty bar is also open seven nights a week.

The information on this site has been compiled from various sources accessible on the internet:  acknowledgements are due to The British Army Website, the HIVE website, and Wikipedia. 
The site is intended to be an impartial and useful source of information about the Forces Base and surrounding area for members of HM Armed Forces, their families and civilians working on the Base. There should be nothing of a sensitive nature as everything here is readily available on the internet.  If you spot anything that is out of date or just plain wrong, please contact us.