Catterick

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Catterick
Catherick
Catherick (United Kingdom)
Catherick
Catherick
Coordinates 54 ° 22 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 22 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  W
Basic data
Country United Kingdom

Part of the country

England
county North Yorkshire
ISO 3166-2 GB-NYK
Residents 2743 (2001)
Catterick, Orts-Anger
Catterick, local anger
Garrison Badge ( Tudor Rose )

Catterick , formerly spelled Catherick , is a locality and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire . To distinguish it from the nearby Catterick Garrison , it is often called the Catterick Village .

history

At the time of Roman rule in England, the place was called Cataractonium and was a fortification that was supposed to protect the intersection of the Great North Road with Dere Street ( Via regia ) on the River Swale . In the Geographike Hyphegesis of Ptolemy from 150 BC. Κατουρακτονιον is mentioned as a landmark. The name is said to be derived from the Celtic word for "entrenchments in a battle".

The battle of Catraeth (around 598 AD) is said to have taken place here, a battle between the Celtic kingdoms of the "Old North" ( Hen Ogledd ) and the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia . This battle is celebrated in the heroic poem Y Gododdin . In the nearby River Swale, St. Paulinus of York performed his first baptismal ceremonies on the pagans.

Later, the place was important as a post office on the Great North Road, as it offered overnight accommodation and horse change. The Angel Inn , which still exists today, was such a rest stop. The Saint Anne's Church has a Norman roof construction, the remains of Erdwalles of medieval Motte Killerby Castle can be visited nearby.

Catterick Garrison and RAF Catterick

With around 12,000 soldiers, Catterick Garrison is the largest garrison of the British Army in the world . Most of the residents of Catterick Village are employed here. The garrison includes several military camps ( barracks ), civil buildings, a supermarket and a McDonald’s . The founder of the Boy Scout Movement , Lord Robert Baden-Powell , recommended the garrison town of Catterick in 1908 as commander of the Northern Territorial Army - at that time the Richmond Camp garrison was still in Richmond Castle , it was only renamed Catterick Camp in 1915 after relocation . Today the 4th Mechanized Brigade (with the 1st Battalion Scots Guards ) and the Infantry Training Center (ITC) Catterick (with the 3rd Battalion Gurkha Company ) are stationed here.

The RAF Catterick airfield of the Royal Air Force , built in 1914, was the location for various operations and training units until 1994. Then he was handed over to the Army and has been part of Catterick Garrison ever since.

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