Stirling Lines

Stirling Lines
Stirling Lines
Near Credenhill, Herefordshire, in England
	A Dauphin II of No. 658 Squadron based at Stirling Lines
	Stirling Lines Location in Herefordshire
Coordinates	52°05′06″N 002°47′42″W
Grid reference	SO454428
Type	Army barracks
Area	392 hectares (970 acres)
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Controlled by	Special Air Service
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	1939 (as RAF Credenhill)
In use	1939 – 1994 (RAF); 1999 – present (British Army)
Garrison information
Occupants	22 Special Air Service Regiment; Special Reconnaissance Regiment; 264 Signal Squadron (SAS); 267 Signal Squadron (SRR); No. 658 Squadron (AAC);
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGVH
Elevation	240 metres (787 ft) AMSL
Helipads
08/26	150 metres (492 ft) Grass
	Source: UK Military AIP

Stirling Lines is a British Army garrison in Credenhill, Herefordshire; the headquarters of the 22 Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS) and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR). The site was formerly a Royal Air Force (RAF) non-flying station for training schools, known as RAF Credenhill.

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