 whittington is a village and civil parish which lies approximately 3 miles south east of lichfield in the lichfield district of staffordshire, england. according to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,591. the parish council is a joint one with fisherwick. the coventry canal borders the village to the north and east. ==history== left|thumb|whittington heath golf club (formerly a grandstand for the racecourse) whittington heath was the site of the lichfield races which had moved from fradley in 1702. during the 18th century they were one of the largest and well attended race meetings in the midlands and in 1773 a grandstand was erected near the lichfield-tamworth road. however during the 19th century the popularity of the races dwindled, and military use of the heath grew. under the cardwell reforms of the army, the war office approached the marquess of anglesey in 1875 to buy the heath for the building of whittington barracks. construction of the barracks for the depots of the two regiments and for a militia battalion (of which there were four in the county) started on whittington heath in 1877. 1881 was the date recorded as the formal handing over of the newly built barracks to the military.{{cite web|url=http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1516329|title=quartermaster's stores|publisher=pasts
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