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Stoughton Barracks

Barracks in EnglandInstallations of the British Army
Stoughton Barracks, Guildford geograph.org.uk 58144
Stoughton Barracks, Guildford geograph.org.uk 58144

Stoughton Barracks was a military installation at Guildford in Surrey.

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GU2 9PR , Stoughton
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