List of Royal Ordnance Factories
This is a list of Royal Ordnance Factories.
| Name | Location | Type | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Arsenal Factory No. 1 | Woolwich, London, England | No. 1 | |
| Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield Factory No. 2 | Enfield, London, England | No. 2 | |
| Royal Powder Mill | Waltham Abbey, Essex, England | Explosive ROF | No. 31 |
| ROF Aycliffe | County Durham, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 8 |
| ROF Beech Hill | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | No. 15 | |
| ROF Birtley | Birtley, County Durham, England | ||
| ROF Bishopton (3 factories) | Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Explosive ROF | |
| ROF Blackburn | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | ||
| ROF Blackpole | Worcester, Worcestershire, England | SAA Factory | No. 20 |
| ROF Brackla | Bridgend, Wales | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 11 |
| ROF Bridgend | Bridgend, Wales | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 2 |
| ROF Bridgwater | Bridgwater, Somerset, England | Explosive ROF | No. 37 |
| ROF Burghfield (later part of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) | Burghfield, Berkshire, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 18 |
| ROF Cardiff (later part of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) | Llanishen, Cardiff, Wales | Engineering ROF | |
| ROF Chorley | Euxton, Lancashire, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 1 |
| ROF Dalmuir | Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Engineering ROF | |
| ROF Drigg | Drigg, Cumbria, England | Explosive ROF | |
| ROF Dunham on the Hill | Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire, England | Explosives storage depot | |
| ROF Elstow | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 16 |
| ROF Fazakerley | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | Rifles Factory | |
| ROF Featherstone | Featherstone, Wolverhampton, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 17 |
| ROF Glascoed (later BAE Systems Munitions Glascoed) | Glascoed, Monmouthshire, Wales | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 3 |
| ROF Hirwaun | Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales | ||
| ROF Irvine | Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland | Explosive ROF | |
| ROF Kirkby | Kirkby, Merseyside, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 7 |
| ROF Leeds | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | Engineering ROF | |
| ROF Maltby | Maltby, South Yorkshire, England | Rifles Factory | |
| ROF Melmerby | Melmerby, North Yorkshire, England | Munitions Inspection Factory | |
| ROF Newport | Newport, Wales | Engineering ROF | |
| ROF Nottingham | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | Engineering ROF | |
| ROF Patricroft | Eccles, Greater Manchester, England | M/C Shop Engineering ROF | |
| ROF Pembrey | Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales | Explosive ROF | |
| ROF Poole | Poole, Dorset, England | Engineering ROF | |
| ROF Queniborough | Queniborough, Leicestershire, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 10 |
| ROF Radway Green | near Alsager, Cheshire, England | SAA Factory | No. 13 |
| ROF Ranskill | Ranskill, Nottinghamshire, England | Explosive ROF | |
| ROF Risley | Risley, Cheshire, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 6 |
| ROF Rotherwas | Rotherwas, Herefordshire, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 4 |
| ROF Ruddington | Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 14 |
| ROF Sellafield (later the nuclear establishment Sellafield) | Sellafield, Cumbria, England | Explosive ROF | |
| ROF Southall | Southall, London, England | SAA Filling Factory | |
| ROF Summerfield | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | SAA Filling Factory | |
| ROF Spennymoor | Spennymoor, County Durham, England | SAA Factory | No. 21 |
| ROF Steeton | Steeton, West Yorkshire, England | SAA Factory | No. 22 |
| ROF Swynnerton | Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 5 |
| ROF Theale | Theale, Berkshire, England | Engineering ROF | |
| ROF Thorp Arch | Thorp Arch, West Yorkshire, England | Filling Factory | Filling Factory No. 9 |
| ROF Wrexham | Wrexham, Wales | Explosive ROF |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Cocroft, Wayne D., (2000). Dangerous Energy: The archaeology of gunpowder and military explosives manufacture, Swindon: English Heritage, ISBN 1-85074-718-0.
- Kohan, C. M., (1952). Works and Buildings: (History of the Second World War. United Kingdom Civil Series). London: HMSO & Longmans, Green and Co.