Headley Court
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Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court, formerly RAF Headley Court, is an 85acre United Kingdom Ministry of Defence facility in Headley, near Epsom, Surrey, England.It is used as a rehabilitation centre for injured members of the British Armed Forces.History and overviewHeadley Court was an Elizabethan farm house bought by the Cunliffe family, from Tyrrell's Wood, Leatherhead. They later sold this farm house and built in 1899 the imposing mansion at the centre of Headley Court to the north, namely under Lord Cunliffe, who was Chairman of the Bank of England. Its architect was Edward Warren. During World War II, it was used as the Headquarters for the VII Corps and then for the Canadian Corps. Since the war, it has been used as a Royal Air Force and Joint Services medical rehabilitation centre. During the war, nearby Headley Heath was used as a training ground for engineers building airstrips and trench systems then demolishing them again.
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