The training area is located on and around the former Central Ammunition Depot at Nesscliffe.

[1] The CAD was fed from the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway which ran through the camp and the training area.

[2] Since 1961, the 1,681 acres (680 ha) of flat pastureland form the British Army's Nesscliffe training area (NTA), capable of accommodation up to 530 personnel.

As well as Regular and Reserve troops, Nesscliffe is used extensively by local CCF and ACF units.

[4] Despite the name of the nearby village, officials at the Ministry of Defence spell the camp and training area Nesscliff.