Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps

Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps were British Army training camps close to the A3 and A325 roads in and around the settlements of Bordon, Longmoor, Liss and Liphook in Hampshire, England. The main street of the Longmoor part of the camp is built on an ancient Roman road, the Chichester to Silchester Way, while the village of Greatham lies to the west. The combined camp and training area covered 1,783 hectares of wooded areas, heath, wetlands and hard standings. The training areas are retained by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.

In 1863, the War Department had required additional training grounds for British Army troops. They purchased tracts of land totalling 781 acres from Her Majesty's Woods, Forests and Lands at Hogmoor Inclosure and Longmoor on the Surrey/Hampshire borders. However, the Army's main barracks were at Aldershot Garrison, requiring a 20 miles march or expensive railway journey to access the new training grounds. This distance also necessitated an overnight stay, most often accomplished by pitching tents east of the A325 road.

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