Denison Barracks The Army camp has been occupied by mapmakers since the late 1940s.During the 2nd World War, the camp was an American military hospital, but the School of Military Survey took over the barracks in 1949. In the 1960s, the rest of Military Survey moved up from Barton Stacey in Wiltshire to be reunited with the School. Military Survey, the Army's surveying, mapmaking, printing and supply organisation, has undergone many changes and reorganisations since, but it retains its essential purpose — to provide field-deployable geographic support to Defence.
Now known as the Geographic Engineer Group (GEG), it hosts 42 Engineer Regiment(Geographic) and the Royal School of Military Survey (the Royal accolade was granted in 1997, on its 250th anniversary and during a visit by Her Majesty the Queen). Wherever they serve, this area is definitely 'home' for our servicemen, and many of them have spent much of their working lives based here. The men and women feel a special affinity for the locality; many have married and bought houses locally and, of course, many of their children attend the local schools.GEG has a good relationship with local people and organisations.
Written by Major Alan Stromberg 26/03/05

Since 2007 the future of Denison Barracks has been under discussion, with the possibility of the Ministry of Defence moving off the site. At the time of this article being printed January 2009, we are not aware of any decisions being made.