| MoD Bicester | |
| Location: | Bicester, Oxfordshire |
| Map Type: | Oxfordshire |
| Coordinates: | 51.8788°N -1.1468°W |
| Type: | Storage and Distribution Centre Barracks |
| Used: | 1942 - Present |
| Open To Public: | No |
| Occupants: | 1 Regiment RLC |
MoD Bicester is a large military installation consisting of two barracks and a storage and distribution centre, just outside Bicester in Oxfordshire. The St David's Barracks part of the base, home to 1 Regiment RLC, is set to close in 2028.
The site dates back to September 1942, when a depot was constructed near Bicester to provide logistical support for operations in Europe during the Second World War.[1] In 1961 the ordnance depots at Didcot and Branston were closed and a Central Ordnance Depot was created at Bicester.[1] Between 1980 and 1982, the ordnance depots at Chilwell and Ruddington were also closed, resulting in an increased role for the remaining central ordnance depots at Bicester and Donnington.[1] The depot became known as the Defence Storage and Distribution Centre in April 1999.[1] The base is serviced by the Bicester Military Railway.
A bomb disposal training base, built at a cost of circa £100 million and including a cave complex, a dive pool and roadways was established at St George's Barracks on the site in March 2013.[2]
In September 2014, 23 Pioneer Regiment, which had been based at St David's Barracks on the site since the 1940s, was disbanded.[3]
1 Regiment RLC moved from Gütersloh in Germany to St David's Barracks at Bicester in 2016.[4]
Units based at the site include:[5]
St David’s Barracks
St George’s Barracks
The St David's Barracks portion is earmarked for disposal, with a closure date of 2028.[7]