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Wethersfield
[weth-erz-feeld]
noun
a town in central Connecticut.
Example Sentences
Two former military sites - MDP Wethersfield, a former RAF base in Essex, and Napier Barracks, a former military base in Kent - are already being used to house asylum seekers after being opened under the previous government.
The Home Office had been expected to start increasing the number of migrants living at the Wethersfield site, while Napier Barracks, which had been due to stop housing asylum seekers this month, is also set to stay open longer.
The Tories later sought to use ex-military bases as an alternative, including a former RAF station at Wethersfield in Essex, which has been home to hundreds of asylum seekers since July 2023.
MDP Wethersfield in Essex has been home to hundreds of single male asylum seekers since July 2023.
Wethersfield houses more asylum seekers than any other location in the UK.
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