List of prisons in the United Kingdom
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List of prisons in the United Kingdom is a list of all current and a number of historical prison
s in England and Wales
, Northern Ireland
and Scotland
.
(HMPS). In addition, since the 1990s the day-to-day running of a number of previously existing prisons, as well as several new facilities, has been 'contracted out' to private companies, such as Serco and G4S. All prisons in England and Wales, whether publicly or privately run, are inspected by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons
.
There are also "Immigration Removal Centres" run by the UK Border Agency.
The following table lists all prisons and Young Offenders Institutions currently in use in England and Wales. All house adult males and are operated by HMPS unless noted otherwise.
. There is also a Juvenile Justice Centre, located in Bangor, County Down. This is operated by the Youth Justice Agency.
Scotland (Scottish Prison Service
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
s in England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
England and Wales
Public Sector prisons in England and Wales are managed by Her Majesty's Prison ServiceHer Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales...
(HMPS). In addition, since the 1990s the day-to-day running of a number of previously existing prisons, as well as several new facilities, has been 'contracted out' to private companies, such as Serco and G4S. All prisons in England and Wales, whether publicly or privately run, are inspected by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons is the head of HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the senior inspector of prisons, young offender institutions and immigration service detention and removal centres in England and Wales...
.
There are also "Immigration Removal Centres" run by the UK Border Agency.
The following table lists all prisons and Young Offenders Institutions currently in use in England and Wales. All house adult males and are operated by HMPS unless noted otherwise.
| Name | Location | County | Operator | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acklington Acklington (HM Prison) HM Prison Acklington is a Category C men's prison, located near the village of Acklington a few miles from Amble), in Northumberland, England. Acklington Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.... |
Acklington Acklington Acklington is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the south-west of Amble, inland from the North Sea coast. It is served by Acklington railway station... |
Northumberland Northumberland Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region... |
946 | ||
| Altcourse Altcourse (HM Prison) HM Prison Altcourse is a Category B men's private prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. The Prison is operated by G4S.-History:... |
Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... |
Merseyside Merseyside Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool... |
G4S | 1324 | Male Adults and Young Offenders |
| Ashfield Ashfield (HM Prison) HM Prison Ashfield is a male juvenile's prison located in the village of Pucklechurch , in Gloucestershire, England. The prison is operated by the Serco Group.... |
Pucklechurch Pucklechurch Pucklechurch is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.- Location :Pucklechurch is a historic village with an incredibly rich past, from the Bronze Age with its tumulus on Shortwood Hill, up to the siting of a barrage balloon depot in World War II... |
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.... |
Serco | 400 | Young Offenders |
| Askham Grange Askham Grange (HM Prison) HM Prison Askham Grange is a women's open category prison, located in Askham Richard village in North Yorkshire, England. The prison is run by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Askham Richard Askham Richard Askham Richard is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, six and a half miles south west of York, close to Copmanthorpe, Bilbrough and Askham Bryan. Prior to 1996 it formed part of the district of Selby. The village became a Conservation Area in... |
North Yorkshire North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest... |
128 | Female Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Aylesbury Aylesbury (HM Prison) HM Prison Aylesbury is a Young Offender Institution situated in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. The prison is located on the north side of the town centre, on Bierton Road... |
Aylesbury Aylesbury Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands... |
Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe.... |
443 | Young Offenders | |
| Bedford Bedford (HM Prison) HMP Bedford is a Category B men's prison, located in the Harpur area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Bedford Bedford Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town... |
Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east.... |
506 | ||
| Belmarsh Belmarsh (HM Prison) HM Prison Belmarsh is a Category A men's prison, located in the Thamesmead area of the London Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London, England. Belmarsh Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service... |
Thamesmead Thamesmead Thamesmead is a district of south-east London, England, located in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It is situated east of Charing Cross.... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
910 | ||
| Birmingham Birmingham (HM Prison) HM Prison Birmingham is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the Winson Green area of Birmingham, England. The prison was formally operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service... |
Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... |
West Midlands West Midlands (county) The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The... |
G4S | 1450 | Previously known as Winson Green. |
| Blantyre House Blantyre House (HM Prison) HM Prison Blantyre House is a Category C/D men's prison, located on the outskirts of Goudhurst in Kent, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Goudhurst Goudhurst Goudhurst is a village in Kent on the Weald, about south of Maidstone.It stands on a crossroads , where there is a large village pond. It is also in the Cranbrook School catchment area.... |
Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
122 | ||
| Blundeston Blundeston (HM Prison) HM Prison Blundeston is a Category C men's prison, located in the Village of Blundeston in Suffolk, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Blundeston Blundeston Blundeston is a village and civil parish in the Waveney district of Suffolk, England. It is about inland, and between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft... |
Suffolk Suffolk Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east... |
526 | ||
| Brinsford Brinsford (HM Prison) HM Prison Brinsford is a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Featherstone , in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Featherstone Featherstone, Staffordshire Featherstone is a small village in the district of South Staffordshire, England, near to the border with Wolverhampton. Originally a farming community consisting of a few scattered farms. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was owned by the Clergy of Wolverhampton Church... |
Staffordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders... |
569 | Young Offenders | |
| Bristol Bristol (HM Prison) HMP Bristol is a Category B men's prison, located in the Horfield area of Bristol. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Horfield Horfield Horfield is a suburb of the city of Bristol, in southwest England. It lies on Bristol's northern edge, its border with Filton marking part of the boundary between Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Bishopston lies directly to the south. Monks Park and Golden Hill are to the west. Lockleaze and... |
Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007... |
614 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Brixton Brixton (HM Prison) HM Prison Brixton is a local men's prison, located in Brixton area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner-South London, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Brixton Brixton Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
798 | ||
| Bronzefield Bronzefield (HM Prison) HMP Bronzefield is a Category A adult and young offender female's prison located on the outskirts of Ashford in Surrey, England. Bronzefield is the only purpose-built private prison solely for women in the UK, and is the largest female prison in Europe... |
Ashford Ashford, Surrey Ashford is a town almost entirely in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne in England, with a small part falling within Greater London. It is a suburban development situated 15 miles west south-west of Charing Cross in London and forms part of the London commuter belt... |
Surrey Surrey Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of... |
Sodexo Justice Services | 569 | Female Adults |
| Buckley Hall Buckley Hall (HM Prison) HM Prison Buckley Hall is a Category C men's prison, located in the Buckley district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan... |
Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the... |
381 | ||
| Bullingdon Bullingdon (HM Prison) HMP Bullingdon is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the village of Arncott in Oxfordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service... |
Arncott Arncott Arncott or Arncot is a village and civil parish about southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire. It consists of two neighbourhoods: Lower and Upper Arncott.... |
Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire .... |
1114 | ||
| Bullwood Hall Bullwood Hall (HM Prison) HM Prison Bullwood Hall is a Category C men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Hockley, Essex, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:Bullwood Hall was built in the 1960s originally as a female borstal... |
Hockley Hockley Hockley is a large village and civil parish in Essex, England located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea. More specifically it lies between Rayleigh and Rochford. It came to prominence during the coming of the railway in the 1890s and at the 2001 census had a population of 13,616 people, many... |
Essex Essex Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west... |
228 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Bure Bure (HM Prison) HM Prison Bure is a Category C men's prison, located in the parish of Badersfield in Norfolk, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and became operational in November 2009.-History:... |
Coltishall Coltishall Coltishall is a village on the River Bure, west of Wroxham, in the English county of Norfolk, within the Norfolk Broads.Coltishall was a place of note even when the Domesday Book was compiled. For 250 years it was a centre of the malting industry... |
Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county... |
523 | ||
| Canterbury Canterbury (HM Prison) HMP Canterbury is a men's prison holding foreign nationals. The prison is located in Canterbury, Kent, England. Canterbury Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour.... |
Kent | 304 | Holds Foreign Nationals expected to be deported | |
| Cardiff Cardiff (HM Prison) HM Prison Cardiff is a Category B men's prison, located in the Adamsdown area of Cardiff, Wales. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Adamsdown Adamsdown Adamsdown is an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:In mediaeval times, Adamsdown lay just outside the east walls of Cardiff and was owned by the lords of Glamorgan. The area may be named after an Adam Kygnot, a porter at Cardiff Castle around... |
Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... |
784 | ||
| Castington Castington (HM Prison) HM Prison Castington is a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Acklington in Northumberland, England... |
Acklington | Northumberland | 410 | Young Offenders | |
| Channings Wood Channings Wood (HM Prison) HM Prison Channings Wood is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Denbury in Devon, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Denbury Denbury Denbury Hill is the name of an Iron Age Hill fort located near the village of Denbury in Devon, England.The old fort is situated on a hilltop to the south east of the village, occupying the entire hilltop of Denbury Down at 160 Metres above Sea Level. It is surrounded on the south and east sides by... |
Devon Devon Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with... |
731 | ||
| Chelmsford Chelmsford (HM Prison) HM Prison Chelmsford is a Category B men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Chelmsford, Essex, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Chelmsford Chelmsford Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester... |
Essex | 695 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Coldingley Coldingley (HM Prison) HM Prison Coldingley is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Bisley, in Surrey, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:In 1991 Coldingley was hailed as a flagship prison in England... |
Bisley Bisley, Surrey Bisley is a large village in Surrey, England, which is notable for rifle shooting. Bisley's immediate neighbours are West End, Chobham and Knaphill.- History :... |
Surrey | 513 | ||
| Cookham Wood Cookham Wood (HM Prison) HM Prison Cookham Wood is a male juveniles' prison and Young Offenders Institution in the village of Borstal in Kent, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Borstal | Kent | 157 | Young Offenders | |
| Dartmoor Dartmoor (HM Prison) HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor... |
Princetown Princetown Princetown is a town situated on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.In 1785, Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, Secretary to the Prince of Wales, leased a large area of moorland from the Duchy of Cornwall estate, hoping to convert it into good farmland. He encouraged people to live in the area and suggested... |
Devon | 646 | ||
| Deerbolt Deerbolt (HM Prison) HM Prison Deerbolt is a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution located in the Village of Startforth , in County Durham, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Startforth Startforth Startforth is a village in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England, situated a short distance south-west of Barnard Castle, on the opposite side of the River Tees... |
County Durham County Durham County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington... |
453 | Young Offenders | |
| Doncaster Doncaster (HM Prison) HM Prison Doncaster, is a Category B men's private prison, located in the Marshgate area of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by the Serco Group.-History:Doncaster Prison was opened in 1994... |
Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"... |
South Yorkshire South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield... |
Serco | 1145 | |
| Dorchester Dorchester (HM Prison) HM Prison Dorchester is a local men's prison, located in Dorchester in Dorset, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:Erected during the 19th century, the prison buildings are a typical Victorian design.... |
Dorchester | Dorset Dorset Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974... |
252 | ||
| Dovegate | Uttoxeter Uttoxeter Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and... |
Staffordshire | Serco | 860 | |
| Dover | Dover Dover Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings... |
Kent | 316 | Immigration Removal Centre | |
| Downview Downview (HM Prison) HM Prison Downview is a women's closed category prison. Downview is located on the outskirts of Banstead in Surrey, England , and is immediately adjacent to the southern boundary of Belmont in Greater London... |
Banstead Banstead Banstead is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in the county of Surrey, England, on the border with Greater London. It lies south of London, west of Croydon and of the county town of Kingston-Upon-Thames. Banstead is on the North Downs and is protected by the Metropolitan Green Belt;... |
Surrey | 358 | Female Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Drake Hall Drake Hall (HM Prison) HM Prison Drake Hall is a women's closed prison, located near the village of Eccleshall in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Yarnfield Yarnfield Yarnfield is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is considered part of historic Stone, and is near to other historic locations such as Eccleshall and Swynnerton.It is the site of a very large training and conference centre managed by BT... |
Staffordshire | 315 | Female Adults and Young Offenders. Specializes in Foreign Nationals | |
| Durham Durham (HM Prison) HM Prison Durham is a local Category B men's prison, located in the Elvet area of Durham in County Durham, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Durham Durham Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county... |
County Durham | 981 | ||
| East Sutton Park East Sutton Park (HM Prison) HM Prison East Sutton Park is a women's open prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of East Sutton , in Kent, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Sutton Valence Sutton Valence Sutton Valence is a village some five miles SE of Maidstone, Kent, England on the Greensand Ridge overlooking the Vale of Kent and Weald. One of the main landmarks in the village is , of which only the ruins of the 12th century keep remain, under the ownership of English Heritage, open any... |
Kent | 100 | Female Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Eastwood Park Eastwood Park (HM Prison) HM Prison Eastwood Park is a women's closed category prison, located in the village of Falfield in Gloucestershire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Falfield Falfield Falfield is a village, located near the northern border of the South Gloucestershire district of Gloucestershire, England. The area has a Wotton-under-Edge post code and so is often incorrectly listed as being in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire.... |
Gloucestershire | 362 | Female Adults | |
| Erlestoke Erlestoke (HM Prison) HM Prison Erlestoke is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Erlestoke in Wiltshire, England. Erlestoke is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is the only prison in Wiltshire.-History:... |
Erlestoke Erlestoke Erlestoke is a village and civil parish about southwest of the market town of Devizes in Wiltshire.-History:The current form of the village of Erlestoke is largely due to Joshua Smith, a Member of Parliament for Devizes... |
Wiltshire Wiltshire Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers... |
470 | ||
| Everthorpe Everthorpe (HM Prison) HM Prison Everthorpe is a Category C men's prison, located to the south west of Everthorpe, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England... |
Everthorpe Everthorpe Everthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Hull city centre and east of the market town of Howden, midway between North Cave and South Cave. It lies north of the A63 road and west of the A1034 road.It forms part of the civil parish of... |
East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority... |
689 | ||
| Exeter Exeter (HM Prison) HM Prison Exeter is a local men's prison, located in Exeter in the county of Devon, England. The term 'local' means that this prison holds people on remand to the local courts. Exeter Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Exeter Exeter Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the... |
Devon | 533 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Featherstone Featherstone (HM Prison) HM Prison Featherstone is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Featherstone , in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Featherstone | Staffordshire | 687 | ||
| Feltham | Feltham Feltham Feltham is a town in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. It is located about west south west of central London at Charing Cross and from Heathrow Airport Central... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
762 | Young Offenders | |
| Ford Ford (HM Prison) HM Prison Ford is a Category D men's prison, located at Ford, in West Sussex, England, near Arundel and Littlehampton. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Arundel Arundel Arundel is a market town and civil parish in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Worthing east southeast, Littlehampton to the south and Bognor Regis to... |
West Sussex West Sussex West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming... |
557 | ||
| Forest Bank Forest Bank (HM Prison) HM Prison Forest Bank is a Category B men's private prison, located in the Agecroft area of Pendlebury near Manchester, England. The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services.-History:... |
Pendlebury Pendlebury Pendlebury is a suburban town in the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies to the northwest of Manchester city centre, northwest of Salford, and southeast of Bolton.... |
Greater Manchester | Sodexo Justice Services | 1424 | Male Adults and Young Offenders |
| Foston Hall Foston Hall (HM Prison) HM Prison Foston Hall is a women's closed category prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Foston in Derbyshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Foston, Derbyshire Foston, Derbyshire Foston is a hamlet in the Foston and Scropton civil parish of South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, about west of Derby. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists it as Farulveston.-Foston Hall:... |
Derbyshire Derbyshire Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx... |
290 | Female Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Frankland Frankland (HM Prison) HM Prison Frankland is a Category A men's prison located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, England. Frankland is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Brasside Brasside Brasside is a suburb of Durham, located in the civil parish of Framwellgate Moor in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Durham, and is near to the villages of Pity Me and Newton Hall.... |
County Durham | 750 | ||
| Full Sutton Full Sutton (HM Prison) HM Prison Full Sutton is a Category A men's prison in the village of Full Sutton, near Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Full Sutton is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service and holds some 600 inmates.-History:... |
Full Sutton Full Sutton Full Sutton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of the village of Stamford Bridge.According to the 2001 UK census, Full Sutton parish had a population of 977.... |
East Riding of Yorkshire | 608 | ||
| Garth Garth (HM Prison) HM Prison Garth is a Category B men's prison, located in the village of Ulnes Walton , in Lancashire, England. Garth is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated next to HMP Wymott.-History:... |
Ulnes Walton Ulnes Walton Ulnes Walton is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 2,048.The village is also the location of two prisons... |
Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston... |
847 | ||
| Gartree Gartree (HM Prison) HM Prison Gartree is a Category B men's prison, located in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. Gartree is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Market Harborough Market Harborough Market Harborough is a market town within the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.It has a population of 20,785 and is the administrative headquarters of Harborough District Council. It sits on the Northamptonshire-Leicestershire border... |
Leicestershire Leicestershire Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire... |
869 | ||
| Glen Parva Glen Parva (HM Prison) HM Prison Glen Parva is a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Glen Parva is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest... |
Leicestershire | 808 | Young Offenders | |
| Gloucester Gloucester (HM Prison) HM Prison Gloucester is a Category B men's prison, located in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham.... |
Gloucestershire | 323 | Males Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Grendon Grendon (HM Prison) HM Prison Grendon is a Category B men's prison, located in village of Grendon Underwood, in Buckinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is jointly managed with HMP Spring Hill which is situated next to Grendon.... |
Grendon Underwood Grendon Underwood Grendon Underwood is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the west of the county, close to the boundary with Oxfordshire and near the Roman road Akeman Street.... |
Buckinghamshire | 235 | ||
| Guys Marsh Guys Marsh (HM Prison) HM Prison Guys Marsh is a Category C men's prison, located near Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. Guys Marsh is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:Guys Marsh was a former US Military Hospital. In 1960 it opened as a borstal... |
Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Shaftesbury is a town in Dorset, England, situated on the A30 road near the Wiltshire border 20 miles west of Salisbury. The town is built 718 feet above sea level on the side of a chalk and greensand hill, which is part of Cranborne Chase, the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset... |
Dorset | 578 | ||
| Haslar | Haslar Haslar Haslar is place in England, at the southern tip of Alverstoke, on the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire. It takes its name from Anglo-Saxon hæsel-ōra = "hazel - landing place"... |
Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force... |
160 | Immigration Removal Centre | |
| Hatfield | Hatfield Woodhouse | South Yorkshire | 260 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Haverigg Haverigg (HM Prison) HM Prison Haverigg is a Category C men's prison, located in village of Haverigg in Cumbria, England. Haverigg Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is part of the HMP North Lancashire and Cumbria Estate .-History:Haverigg Prison is built on the site of an old RAF airfield... |
Haverigg Haverigg Haverigg, a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. It is a ward within the civil parish of Millom, and is within the local government district of Copeland... |
Cumbria Cumbria Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in... |
644 | ||
| Hewell Hewell (HM Prison) This article is about Hewell Prison. For information regarding the Hewell Grange country house and estate, see Hewell GrangeHM Prison Hewell is a multiple security category men's prison, located in the village of Tardebigge in Worcestershire, England... |
Tardebigge Tardebigge Tardebigge is a village in Worcestershire, England.The village is most famous for the Tardebigge Locks, a flight of 36 canal locks that raise the Worcester and Birmingham Canal over 220 feet over the Lickey Ridge. It lies in the historic county of Worcestershire.-Toponymy:The etymology of the... |
Worcestershire Worcestershire Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region... |
1431 | ||
| High Down | Banstead | Surrey | 1103 | ||
| Highpoint North | Stradishall Stradishall Stradishall is a village and civil parish in the Borough of St Edmundsbury in the English county of Suffolk.The Royal Air Force operated an airfield near Stradishall, RAF Stradishall, which was operational between 1938 and 1970. The former airfield is now the site of two category C prisons: HMP... |
Suffolk | 379 | Previously known as Edmunds Hill. | |
| Highpoint South | Stradishall | Suffolk | 944 | ||
| Hindley Hindley (HM Prison) HM Prison Hindley is a male juvenile's prison, located in the village of Bickershaw in Greater Manchester, England. Hindley is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Bickershaw Bickershaw Bickershaw is a hamlet, effectively a suburb of Abram, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. With a population of 1,405, Bickershaw is 3 miles south-southeast of Wigan.... |
Greater Manchester | 440 | Young Offenders | |
| Hollesley Bay Hollesley Bay (HM Prison) HM Prison Hollesley Bay, known locally as Hollesley Bay Colony or simply The Colony, is a Category D men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Hollesley, about 8 miles from the town of Woodbridge in Suffolk, England... |
Woodbridge Woodbridge, Suffolk Woodbridge is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. It is in the East of England, not far from the coast. It lies along the River Deben, with a population of about 7,480. The town is served by Woodbridge railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Woodbridge is twinned with... |
Suffolk | 330 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Holloway Holloway (HM Prison) HM Prison Holloway is a closed category prison for adult women and Young Offenders, located in the Holloway area of the London Borough of Islington, in north and Inner London, England... |
Holloway Holloway, London Holloway is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Islington located north of Charing Cross and follows for the most part, the line of the Holloway Road . At the centre of Holloway is the Nag's Head area... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
501 | Female Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Holme House Holme House (HM Prison) HM Prison Holme House is a Category B men's prison, located in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including... |
County Durham | 1211 | ||
| Hull Hull (HM Prison) HM Prison Hull is a Category B men's local prison. The term 'local' means that this prison holds people on remand to the local courts. Hull Prison located in Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England... |
Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of... |
East Riding of Yorkshire | 1044 | ||
| Huntercombe Huntercombe (HM Prison) HM Prison Huntercombe is a Category C men's prison, located near Nuffield in Oxfordshire, England. Huntercombe is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Nuffield Nuffield, Oxfordshire Nuffield is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, just over east of Wallingford.-History:The ancient Ridgeway path runs through the village. The section of the Ridgeway west of the village follows the ancient Grim's Ditch.... |
Oxfordshire | 365 | Young Offenders | |
| Isis Isis (HM Prison) HM Prison Isis is a Category C male Young Offenders Institution, located in the Thamesmead area of the London Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London, England... |
Thamesmead | London | 622 | Young Offenders | |
| Isle of Wight (Albany) Albany (HM Prison) HMP Isle of Wight - Albany Barracks is a Category B men's prison, situated on the outskirts of Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.... |
Newport Newport, Isle of Wight Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census... |
Isle of Wight Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent... |
567 | ||
| Isle of Wight (Camp Hill) Camp Hill (HM Prison) HMP Isle of Wight - Camp Hill Barracks is a Category C men's prison, located on the outskirts of Newport, Isle of Wight. The prison lies adjacent to Albany and Parkhurst. These have now joined together to form HMP Isle of Wight, and the combined prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison... |
Newport | Isle of Wight | 595 | ||
| Isle of Wight (Parkhurst) Parkhurst (HM Prison) HMP Isle of Wight - Parkhurst Barracks is a prison situated in Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.Parkhurst prison is one of the three prisons that make up HMP Isle of Wight, the other two being Camp Hill, and Albany... |
Newport | Isle of Wight | 536 | ||
| Kennet Kennet (HM Prison) HM Prison Kennet is a Category C men's prison, located in Parkbourn, Maghull in Merseyside, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Maghull Maghull Maghull is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. The town is located eight miles north of the City of Liverpool and south of Ormskirk in West Lancashire. The area of Moss Side also contains HM Prison Kennet and Ashworth Hospital. Maghull had a... |
Merseyside | 342 | ||
| Kingston Kingston (HM Prison) HM Prison Kingston is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the Kingston area of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island... |
Hampshire | 200 | ||
| Kirkham Kirkham (HM Prison) HM Prison Kirkham is a Category D men's prison, located southwest of Kirkham in Lancashire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-RAF Kirkham:... |
Kirkham Kirkham, Lancashire Kirkham, or as it once was known, Kirkam-in-Amounderness is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England, midway between Blackpool and Preston and adjacent to the smaller town of Wesham. It owes its existence to Carr Hill upon which it was built and which was the location... |
Lancashire | 590 | ||
| Kirklevington Grange | Kirklevington Kirklevington Kirklevington is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just outside the town of Yarm.-History:... |
North Yorkshire | 283 | ||
| Lancaster Farms Lancaster Farms (HM Prison) HM Prison Lancaster Farms is a male Young Offenders Institution, located on the outskirts of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is part of the HMP North Lancashire and Cumbria Estate .-History:Lancaster Farms Prison opened in March 1993 as a... |
Lancaster | Lancashire | 537 | Young Offenders | |
| Leeds Leeds (HM Prison) HM Prison Leeds is a Category B men's prison, in the Armley area of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1847. Leeds Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is still known locally as Armley Gaol , the historical name for the prison.-History:Construction of Leeds Prison ... |
Leeds Leeds Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial... |
West Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.... |
1004 | ||
| Leicester Leicester (HM Prison) HM Prison Leicester is a local men's prison, located in the Southfields area of Leicester, Leicestershire, England. The term 'local' means that the prison holds people on remand to the local courts, as well as sentenced prisoners... |
Leicester | Leicestershire | 392 | ||
| Lewes Lewes (HM Prison) HM Prison Lewes is a local men's prison, located in Lewes in East Sussex, England. The term 'local' means that the prison holds people on remand to the local courts, as well as sentenced prisoners. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.... |
Lewes Lewes Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town... |
East Sussex East Sussex East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:... |
723 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Leyhill | Tortworth Tortworth Tortworth is a hamlet, and civil parish, near Thornbury in South Gloucestershire, England. It has a population of 150, and is noted for a huge and ancient chestnut tree, believed to be over 1000 years old. The tree, in St... |
Gloucestershire | 532 | ||
| Lincoln Lincoln (HM Prison) HM Prison Lincoln is a Category B men's prison, located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Lincoln Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779.... |
Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders... |
738 | ||
| Lindholme Lindholme (HM Prison) HM Prison Lindholme is a Category C men's prison and Immigration Removal Centre, located near Hatfield Woodhouse in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England... |
Hatfield Woodhouse | South Yorkshire | 990 | Part of site used as Immigration Removal Centre | |
| Littlehey Littlehey (HM Prison) HM Prison Littlehey is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Perry in Cambridgeshire, England. Littlehey Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Perry Perry, Cambridgeshire Perry is a small village in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies on the shore of a reservoir, Grafham Water, just a few miles from the market towns of St Neots and Huntingdon.... |
Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west... |
726 | Extension holding 480 Male Young Offenders to open January 2010 | |
| Liverpool Liverpool (HM Prison) HM Prison Liverpool is a categoryB/C local men's prison, located in the Walton area of Liverpool in England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Liverpool | Merseyside | 1184 | ||
| Long Lartin Long Lartin (HM Prison) HM Prison Long Lartin is a Category A men's prison, located in the village of South Littleton in Worcestershire, England. Long Lartin Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
South Littleton South Littleton South Littleton is a village and civil parish located in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England.South Littleton is located midway between Evesham and Bidford on Avon. South Littleton is the largest of The Littletons, with North and Middle Littleton being smaller... |
Worcestershire | 622 | ||
| Low Newton Low Newton (HM Prison) HM Prison Low Newton is a Closed prison for female adults and young offenders. The prison is located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, England. Low Newton is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service... |
Brasside | County Durham | 336 | Female Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Lowdham Grange Lowdham Grange (HM Prison) HM Prison Lowdham Grange is a Category B men's private prison, located in the village of Lowdham in Nottinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by the Serco Group.-History:... |
Lowdham Lowdham Lowdham is a village in Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Southwell.Lowdham is in the Newark and Sherwood district.The dual carriageway to the north and Doncaster cuts the village in two.... |
Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west... |
Serco | 564 | |
| Maidstone Maidstone (HM Prison) HM Prison Maidstone is a Category C men's prison, located in Maidstone, Kent, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Kent | 600 | ||
| Manchester Manchester (HM Prison) HM Prison Manchester is a high-security male prison situated in Manchester, England operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. It is a local Prison, holding prisoners remanded into custody from the courts in the Manchester area as well as a number of Category A prisoners.HM Prison Manchester was... |
Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... |
Greater Manchester | 1269 | Previously known as Strangeways | |
| Moorland | Hatfield Woodhouse | South Yorkshire | 791 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Morton Hall Morton Hall (HM Prison) HM Prison Morton Hall is a women's semi-open prison, located in the village of Morton Hall in Lincolnshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Morton Hall Morton Hall Morton Hall is a small village, located in the parish of Swinderby in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated to the southwest of Lincoln, and is near to the larger villages of Swinderby, Thorpe on the Hill, and Eagle Barnsdale. Morton Hall is served by Swinderby... |
Lincolnshire | 392 | Female Adults | |
| New Hall New Hall (HM Prison) HM Prison New Hall is a Closed Category prison for female adults, juveniles and young offenders. The prison is located in the village of Flockton in West Yorkshire, England. New Hall is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Flockton Flockton Flockton is a village in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England halfway between Huddersfield and Wakefield with a population of 1,410 .... |
West Yorkshire | 446 | Female Adults and Young Offenders | |
| North Sea Camp North Sea Camp (HM Prison) HM Prison North Sea Camp is a Category D men's prison, located on the edge of the parish of Freiston in Lincolnshire, England. North Sea Camp is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Freiston Freiston Freiston is a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, about east of Boston.It is one of 18 civil parishes which, together with Boston, form the Borough of Boston local government arrangement, in place since a reorganisation of 1 April 1974 which resulted from the Local... |
Lincolnshire | 306 | ||
| Northallerton Northallerton (HM Prison) HM Prison Northallerton is a male Young Offenders Institution, located in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Northallerton Northallerton Northallerton is an affluent market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It has a population of 15,741 according to the 2001 census... |
North Yorkshire | 252 | Young Offenders | |
| Norwich Norwich (HM Prison) HM Prison Norwich is a Category B/C multi-functional prison for adult and juvenile males, located on Mousehold Heath in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Norwich Norwich Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom... |
Norfolk | 767 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Nottingham Nottingham (HM Prison) HM Prison Nottingham is a Category B men's prison, located in the Sherwood area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group... |
Nottinghamshire | 549 | ||
| Onley Onley (HM Prison) HM Prison Onley is a Category C men's prison, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. The prison is named after the lost village of Onley which is located next to the prison.... |
Barby Barby, Northamptonshire Barby is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England. the parish had a population of 2,083.-Location:Barby is located approximately 5 miles south of Rugby, and about 7 miles north of Daventry. The village is located upon a hill overlooking the Rains Brook and... |
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... |
710 | ||
| Parc Parc (HM Prison) HM Prison Parc is a Category B men's private prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales. Parc Prison is operated by G4S, and is the only privately operated prison in Wales.-History:... |
Bridgend Bridgend Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town... |
Mid Glamorgan Mid Glamorgan Mid Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996, it was also an administrative county, with a county council.Mid Glamorgan was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972... |
G4S | 1200 | Male Adults and Young Offenders |
| Pentonville Pentonville (HM Prison) HM Prison Pentonville is a Category B/C men's prison, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. Pentonville Prison is not actually within Pentonville itself, but is located further north, on the Caledonian Road in the Barnsbury area of the London Borough of Islington, in inner-North London,... |
Barnsbury Barnsbury Barnsbury is an area of north London in the London Borough of Islington, in the N1 postal districts.The name is a corruption of villa de Iseldon Berners , being so called after the Berners family: powerful medieval manorial lords who gained ownership of a large part of Islington after the Norman... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
1250 | ||
| Peterborough Peterborough (HM Prison) HM Prison Peterborough is a Category B private prison for men, and a closed prison for women and female young offenders, located in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England... |
Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea... |
Cambridgeshire | Sodexo Justice Services | 840 | Male Adults (480) and Female Adults (360) |
| Portland Portland (HM Prison) HM Prison Portland is a male Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of The Grove , in Dorset, England. Portland YOI prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Easton | Dorset | 624 | Young Offenders | |
| Prescoed Prescoed (HM Prison) HM Prison Prescoed is a Category D men's open prison, located on the outskirts of Usk in Monmouthshire, South Wales. Prescoed is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and acts as a satellite prison of the nearby HMP Usk.-History:... |
Usk Usk Usk is a small town in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated 10 miles northeast of Newport.The River Usk flows through the town and is spanned by an ancient, arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. A castle above the town overlooks the ancient Anglo-Welsh border crossing - the river can... |
Monmouthshire Monmouthshire Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:... |
178 | Young Offenders; Satellite of Usk | |
| Preston Preston (HM Prison) HM Prison Preston is a Category B men's prison, located in the St Matthew's area of Preston in Lancashire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Preston | Lancashire | 750 | ||
| Ranby Ranby (HM Prison) HM Prison Ranby is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Ranby in Nottinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Ranby Ranby, Nottinghamshire Ranby is a small village in the north of Nottinghamshire, next to the Chesterfield Canal and adjacent to the A1. It is known for its two schools, the prep school Ranby House and the primary school Ranby Primary School, and the nearby church All Saints Babworth.Ranby Prison is located on the A620 to... |
Nottinghamshire | 1098 | ||
| Reading Reading (HM Prison) HM Prison Reading, formerly known as Reading Gaol, is a prison located in Reading, Berkshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Reading Reading, Berkshire Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London.... |
Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and... |
297 | Young offenders | |
| Risley Risley (HM Prison) HM Prison Risley is a Category C men's prison, located in the Risley area of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Warrington Warrington Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens... |
Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow... |
1085 | ||
| Rochester Rochester (HM Prison) HM Prison Rochester is a male Young Offenders Institution, located in the Borstal area of Rochester in Kent, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is located next to HMP Cookham Wood.... |
Rochester | Kent | 620 | Young Offenders | |
| Rye Hill Rye Hill (HM Prison) HM Prison Rye Hill is a Category B men's private prison, operated by G4S. The prison is situated next to HMP Onley.Rye Hill Prison is located in the county of Northamptonshire close to its border with Warwickshire in England. The prison lies in the parish of Barby in Northamptonshire... |
Barby | Northamptonshire | G4S | 664 | |
| Send Send (HM Prison) HM Prison Send is a Closed Category women's prison, located in the village of Send , in Surrey, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Send Send, Surrey Send is a village in the English county of Surrey. It reputedly got its name as a corruption of the word sand, which was extracted until the 1990s for construction and other purposes at pits nearby. Send is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it is named Sande.-History:Send appears in... |
Surrey | 282 | Female Adults | |
| Sheppey Cluster (Elmley) Elmley (HM Prison) HM Prison Elmley is a local Category B/C men's prison, located close to the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The term 'local' means that this prison holds people on remand to the local courts. Elmley forms part of the Sheppey prisons cluster, which also includes HMP Standford... |
Eastchurch Eastchurch Eastchurch is a village on the Isle of Sheppey, in the English county of Kent, two miles east of Minster.The village website claims "... it has a history steeped in stories of piracy and smugglers".- Aviation history :... |
Kent | 985 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Sheppey Cluster (Standford Hill) Standford Hill (HM Prison) HM Prison Standford Hill is a Category D men's prison, located close to the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Standford Hill forms part of the Sheppey prisons cluster, which also includes HMP Elmley and HMP Swaleside... |
Eastchurch | Kent | 462 | ||
| Sheppey Cluster (Swaleside) Swaleside (HM Prison) HM Prison Swaleside is a Category B men's prison, located close to the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Swaleside forms part of the Sheppey prisons cluster, which also includes HMP Elmley and HMP Standford Hill. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:In... |
Eastchurch | Kent | 1132 | ||
| Shepton Mallet Shepton Mallet (HM Prison) HMP Shepton Mallet, sometimes known as Cornhill, is a prison located in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. It is the United Kingdom's oldest operating prison.Shepton Mallet is a Category C Lifer Prison and holds 186 prisoners... |
Shepton Mallet Shepton Mallet Shepton Mallet is a small rural town and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset in South West England. Situated approximately south of Bristol and east of Wells, the town is estimated to have a population of 9,700. It contains the administrative headquarters of Mendip District Council... |
Somerset Somerset The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the... |
186 | ||
| Shrewsbury Shrewsbury (HM Prison) HM Prison Shrewsbury is a Category B/C men's prison, located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.... |
Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council... |
Shropshire Shropshire Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west... |
340 | ||
| Spring Hill Spring Hill (HM Prison) HM Prison Spring Hill is a Category D men's prison, located in the village of Grendon Underwood, in Buckinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is jointly managed with HMP Grendon which is situated next to Spring Hill.... |
Grendon Underwood | Buckinghamshire | 334 | ||
| Stafford | Stafford Stafford Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14... |
Staffordshire | 741 | ||
| Stocken Stocken (HM Prison) HM Prison Stocken is a Category C men's prison located in the parish of Stretton, in the county of Rutland, England. Stocken is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Stretton Stretton, Rutland Stretton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Rutland, England, just off the A1 Great North Road. The Ecclesiastical parish of Stretton shares the same boundaries and is part of the Rutland deanery of the diocese of Peterborough. The incumbent is The Revd Richard Jan... |
Rutland | 806 | ||
| Stoke Heath Stoke Heath (HM Prison) HM Prison Stoke Heath is a male juveniles prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Stoke Heath in Shropshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Stoke Heath Stoke Heath, Shropshire Stoke Heath is a small village, located in the parish of Stoke upon Tern in Shropshire, England.The village is the location of Stoke Heath Prison, a male juvenile's prison and Young Offenders Institution.-External links:... |
Shropshire | 632 | Young Offenders | |
| Styal Styal (HM Prison) HM Prison Styal is a Closed Category prison for female adults and young offenders, located in the village of Styal in Cheshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Styal Styal Styal is a village in Cheshire East, England. It is on the River Bollin, near to the town of Wilmslow.Styal is a commuter village, with access to Manchester. The village is dominated by Quarry Bank Mill and much of its housing is the mill's estate. The mill and the surrounding country park are... |
Cheshire | 459 | Female Adults and Young Offenders | |
| Sudbury Sudbury (HM Prison) HM Prison Sudbury is a Category D men's prison, located in the village of Sudbury in Derbyshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Sudbury Sudbury, Derbyshire Sudbury is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, located approximately to the south of Ashbourne. It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The £0.5m A50 bypass opened in 1972... |
Derbyshire | 581 | ||
| Swansea Swansea (HM Prison) HM Prison Swansea is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the Sandfields area of Swansea, Wales. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is colloquially known as 'Cox's farm', after a former governor.-History:... |
Sandfields Sandfields, Swansea Sandfields is a district in Swansea, Wales bounded by St. Helen's Road to the north, Oystermouth Road and Swansea Bay to the south and Dillwyn Street to the east.The area is adjacent to and immediately west of Swansea city centre.-Description:... |
Swansea Swansea Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands... |
422 | ||
| Swinfen Hall Swinfen Hall (HM Prison) HM Prison Swinfen Hall is a Category C men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Swinfen in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.- History :... |
Swinfen Swinfen Swinfen is a small community about two miles south of Lichfield in the civil parish of Swinfen and Packington, Staffordshire.Swinfen is referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 when the Manor was held by the Bishop of Lichfield.... |
Staffordshire | 624 | Male Adults and Young Offenders | |
| The Mount | Bovingdon Bovingdon Bovingdon is a large village in the Chiltern Hills, in Hertfordshire, England, four miles south-west of Hemel Hempstead and it is a civil parish within the local authority area of Dacorum... |
Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and... |
720 | Young Offenders | |
| The Verne | Tophill Tophill Tophill is a gently sloping area of land on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. Rising from sea level at Portland Bill to near The Verne at its northern end, Tophill contains the villages of Easton, Weston, Southwell, the Grove and Wakeham.... |
Dorset | 595 | ||
| Thorn Cross Thorn Cross (HM Prison) HM Prison Thorn Cross is a Category D Young Offenders Institution for males aged 18 to 25. The prison is located in the village of Appleton Thorn in Cheshire, England. Thorn Cross is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Appleton Thorn | Cheshire | 321 | Young Offenders | |
| Usk Usk (HM Prison) HM Prison Usk is a Category C men's prison, located in Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and jointly managed with the nearby HMP Prescoed.-History:... |
Usk Usk Usk is a small town in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated 10 miles northeast of Newport.The River Usk flows through the town and is spanned by an ancient, arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. A castle above the town overlooks the ancient Anglo-Welsh border crossing - the river can... |
Monmouthshire | 250 | ||
| Wakefield Wakefield (HM Prison) HM Prison Wakefield is a Category A men's prison, located in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is the largest maximum security prison in the United Kingdom... |
Wakefield Wakefield Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001.... |
West Yorkshire | 751 | ||
| Wandsworth Wandsworth (HM Prison) HM Prison Wandsworth is a Category B men's prison at Wandsworth in the London Borough of Wandsworth, south west London, England. It is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service and is the largest prison in London and one of the largest in western Europe, with similar capacity to Liverpool... |
Wandsworth Wandsworth Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
1665 | ||
| Warren Hill Warren Hill (HM Prison) HM Young Offenders Institution Warren Hill is a male juvenile's prison located near the village of Hollesley in Suffolk, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated next to Hollesley Bay Prison.-History:... |
Woodbridge | Suffolk | 222 | Young Offenders | |
| Wayland Wayland (HM Prison) HM Prison Wayland is a Category C men's prison, located near the village of Griston in Norfolk, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:Wayland prison opened in 1985, and has been enlarged on three occasions... |
Griston Griston Griston is a village and civil parish in the Wayland area of the Breckland district within the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 1,206 in 206 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.It... |
Norfolk | 1017 | ||
| Wealstun Wealstun (HM Prison) HM Prison Wealstun is a Category C men's prison, located near the village of Thorp Arch in West Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Thorp Arch Thorp Arch (village) Thorp Arch is a small village and civil parish near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The village comes under the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. The village is set on the River Wharfe, has a primary school and public house. The village is in the LS23 Wetherby postcode area and has a Wetherby... |
West Yorkshire | 527 | ||
| Wellingborough Wellingborough (HM Prison) HM Prison Wellingborough is a Category C men's prison, located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Wellingborough Wellingborough Wellingborough is a market town and borough in Northamptonshire, England, situated some from the county town of Northampton. The town is situated on the north side of the River Nene, most of the older town is sited on the flanks of the hills above the river's current flood plain... |
Northamptonshire | 646 | ||
| Werrington Werrington (HM Prison) HM Prison Werrington is a male juvenile's prison located in the village of Werrington in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Werrington Werrington, Staffordshire For other places with the same name, see Werrington.Werrington is a village and civil parish, located in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England.The village is the location of HMP Werrington, a prison for male juveniles.... |
Staffordshire | 162 | Young Offenders | |
| Wetherby Wetherby (HM Prison) HMP/YOI College of Secure Learning Wetherby is a male juveniles prison, located in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Wetherby Wetherby Wetherby is a market town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Wharfe, and has been for centuries a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road, being mid-way between London and Edinburgh... |
West Yorkshire | 360 | Young Offenders | |
| Whatton Whatton (HM Prison) HM Prison Whatton is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Whatton in Nottinghamshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:HMP Whatton opened its doors in 1966 and was used as a Detention Centre... |
Whatton Whatton Whatton is a village in the English county of Nottinghamshire.Whatton lies in the Vale of Belvoir on the south bank of the River Smite just to the north of the major A52 road twelve miles east of Nottingham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 781... |
Nottinghamshire | 841 | ||
| Whitemoor Whitemoor (HM Prison) HM Prison Whitemoor is a Category A men's prison, located near the town of March in Cambridgeshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
March March, Cambridgeshire March is a Fenland market town and civil parish in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. March was the county town of the Isle of Ely, a separate administrative county between 1889 and 1965, and is now the administrative centre of Fenland District Council.The town was an important... |
Cambridgeshire | 448 | ||
| Winchester | Winchester Winchester Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of... |
Hampshire | 544 | ||
| Wolds Wolds (HM Prison) HM Prison Wolds is a Category C men's private prison, located south west of Everthorpe, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by G4S, and is situated next to HMP Everthorpe.-History:... |
Everthorpe | East Riding of Yorkshire | G4S | 395 | |
| Woodhill Woodhill (HM Prison) HM Prison Woodhill is a Category A men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. Woodhill Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:... |
Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes... |
Buckinghamshire | 819 | ||
| Wormwood Scrubs Wormwood Scrubs (HM Prison) HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs is a Category B men's prison, located in the Wormwood Scrubs area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, in inner west London, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.... |
Wormwood Scrubs Wormwood Scrubs Wormwood Scrubs, known locally as The Scrubs, is an open space located in the north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London. It is the largest open space in the Borough, at 80 ha , and one of the largest areas of common land in London... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
1277 | ||
| Wymott Wymott (HM Prison) HM Prison Wymott Category C men's prison, located in the village of Ulnes Walton , in Lancashire, England. Wymott is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated next to HMP Garth.-History:... |
Ulnes Walton | Lancashire | 1144 |
Former Prisons
| Name | Location | County | Notes |
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| Ashwell Ashwell (HM Prison) HM Prison Ashwell was a Category C men's prison located in the parish of Burley, in the county of Rutland, England. The site of a former prison is located about two miles south of the centre of the village of Ashwell, alongside the road to Oakham and opposite the former kennels of the Cottesmore... |
Ashwell Ashwell, Rutland Ashwell is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about three miles north of Oakham.... |
Rutland Rutland Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire.... |
Closed March 2011, awaiting re-development |
| Beaumaris Beaumaris Gaol Beaumaris Gaol is a disused jail located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales. Although no longer in use it remains largely unaltered and is now a museum open to visitors, with around 30,000 visiting each year.... |
Beaumaris | Anglesey Anglesey Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales... |
Historic, now a museum |
| Belle Vue Belle Vue Gaol Belle Vue Gaol was a Victorian prison in Gorton, Manchester, England. It operated between 1850 and 1888. It was notorious at the time for abysmal prisoner living conditions... |
Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... |
Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the... |
Historic |
| Bodmin | Bodmin Bodmin Bodmin is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character... |
Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of... |
Historic |
| Eden Camp Eden Camp Museum Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum is a large Second World War-related museum near Malton in North Yorkshire in England.It occupies a former Second World War prisoner-of-war camp of 33 huts. After the prisoners left, the camp was used for storage and then abandoned. Its grounds then became... |
Malton Malton, North Yorkshire Malton is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council and has a population of around 4,000 people.... |
North Yorkshire North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest... |
World War II prisoner of war camp |
| Fleet Fleet Prison Fleet Prison was a notorious London prison by the side of the Fleet River in London. The prison was built in 1197 and was in use until 1844. It was demolished in 1846.- History :... |
Holborn Holborn Holborn is an area of Central London. Holborn is also the name of the area's principal east-west street, running as High Holborn from St Giles's High Street to Gray's Inn Road and then on to Holborn Viaduct... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
Historic |
| Galleries of Justice Galleries of Justice The Galleries of Justice museum is a tourist attraction on High Pavement in the Lace Market area of Nottingham, England. It is home to The Villainous Sheriff of Nottingham where you will discover Nottingham's horrible history and delve into the dark and disturbing past of Crime and PunishmentThe... |
Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group... |
Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west... |
Historic |
| Gatehouse Gatehouse Prison Gatehouse Prison was a prison in Westminster, built in 1370 as the gatehouse of Westminster Abbey and first used as a prison by the Abbot, a powerful churchman who held considerable power over the precincts and sanctuary... |
Westminster City of Westminster The City of Westminster is a London borough occupying much of the central area of London, England, including most of the West End. It is located to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London, directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and its southern boundary... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
Historic |
| Hexham Hexham Old Gaol The Hexham Old Gaol is in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, England. It is reputed to be the oldest purpose-built prison in England.The gaol was built under the order of William Melton, the Archbishop of York, in 1330–33... |
Hexham Hexham Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne, and was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. The three major towns in Tynedale were Hexham, Prudhoe and Haltwhistle, although in terms of population, Prudhoe was... |
Northumberland Northumberland Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region... |
Historic |
| Lancaster Castle Lancaster Castle Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle located in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. In 1164, the Honour of Lancaster, including the... |
Lancaster Lancaster, Lancashire Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including... |
Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston... |
Historic, still used as a crown court Crown Court The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales... |
| Latchmere House | Richmond upon Thames London Borough of Richmond upon Thames The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South West London, UK, which forms part of Outer London. It is unique because it is the only London borough situated both north and south of the River Thames.-Settlement:... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
Closed September 2011, awaiting re-development |
| Marshalsea Marshalsea The Marshalsea was a prison on the south bank of the River Thames in Southwark, now part of London. From the 14th century until it closed in 1842, it housed men under court martial for crimes at sea, including those accused of "unnatural crimes", political figures and intellectuals accused of... |
Southwark London Borough of Southwark The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in south east London, England. It is directly south of the River Thames and the City of London, and forms part of Inner London.-History:... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
Historic |
| Millbank Millbank Prison Millbank Prison was a prison in Millbank, Pimlico, London, originally constructed as the National Penitentiary, and which for part of its history served as a holding facility for convicted prisoners before they were transported to Australia... |
Westminster City of Westminster The City of Westminster is a London borough occupying much of the central area of London, England, including most of the West End. It is located to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London, directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and its southern boundary... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
Historic |
| Newgate Newgate Prison Newgate Prison was a prison in London, at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey just inside the City of London. It was originally located at the site of a gate in the Roman London Wall. The gate/prison was rebuilt in the 12th century, and demolished in 1777... |
City of London City of London The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
Historic |
| Norman Cross Norman Cross Norman Cross lies near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Traditionally in Huntingdonshire, it gave its name to a hundred and, from 1894 to 1974, Norman Cross Rural District.... |
Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea... |
Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west... |
Historic |
| Prince Rupert's Tower Prince Rupert's Tower Prince Rupert's Tower, or The Roundhouse, is an old Bridewell or lock-up that is still located on Everton Brow, in Netherfield Road, Everton, Liverpool. It is used on the crest of Everton F.C.... |
Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... |
Merseyside Merseyside Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool... |
Historic |
| Ruthin Gaol | Ruthin Ruthin Ruthin is a community and the county town of Denbighshire in north Wales. Located around a hill in the southern part of the Vale of Clwyd - the older part of the town, the castle and Saint Peter's Square are located on top of the hill, while many newer parts of the town are on the floodplain of... |
Denbighshire Denbighshire Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years... |
Historic, Now owned by county council and used as records office, some areas open as tourist attraction |
| Oxford Oxford Castle Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined Norman medieval castle situated on the west edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. The original moated, wooden motte and bailey castle was replaced with stone in the 11th century and played an important role in the conflict of the Anarchy... |
Oxford Oxford The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through... |
Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire .... |
Closed 1996, redeveloped as a shopping and heritage complex |
| Tothill Fields Bridewell Tothill Fields Bridewell Tothill Fields Bridewell was a prison located in the Westminster area of central London between 1618 and 1884. It was named 'Bridewell' after the Bridewell Palace, which during the 16th century had become one of the City of London's most important prisons... |
Westminster City of Westminster The City of Westminster is a London borough occupying much of the central area of London, England, including most of the West End. It is located to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London, directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and its southern boundary... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
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| Tower of London Tower of London Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space... |
Whitechapel Whitechapel Whitechapel is a built-up inner city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is located east of Charing Cross and roughly bounded by the Bishopsgate thoroughfare on the west, Fashion Street on the north, Brady Street and Cavell Street on the east and The Highway on the... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
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| Wallingford Wallingford Castle Wallingford Castle was a major medieval castle situated in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire , adjacent to the River Thames... |
Wallingford | Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire .... |
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| Weare Weare (HM Prison) HM Prison The Weare was a prison ship berthed in Portland Harbour in Dorset, England.The UK established The Weare in 1997 as a temporary measure to ease prison overcrowding. Weare was docked at the disused Royal Navy dockyard at the Isle of Portland... |
Portland Isle of Portland The Isle of Portland is a limestone tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel. Portland is south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England. A tombolo over which runs the A354 road connects it to Chesil Beach and the mainland. Portland and... |
Dorset | Prison Ship - closed 2005 |
| Wood Street Counter Wood Street Counter The Wood Street Counter, or Wood Street Compter, was a small prison within the City of London in England. It was primarily a debtors prison, and also held people accused of such misdemeanors as public drunkness, although some wealthier prisoners were able to obtain alcohol through bribery... |
Wood Street Wood Street, London Wood Street is a street in the City of London, England. The street crosses Gresham Street as it runs north-south. It today lies in the wards of Bassishaw and Cheap .... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
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Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Prison Service)
The following table lists the three active prisons in Northern Ireland. All three are operated by Northern Ireland Prison ServiceNorthern Ireland Prison Service
The Northern Ireland Prison Service is an executive agency of the Department of Justice, the headquarters of which are in Dundonald House in the Stormont Estate in Belfast....
. There is also a Juvenile Justice Centre, located in Bangor, County Down. This is operated by the Youth Justice Agency.
| Name | Location | County | Capacity | Gender | Juvenile (10–18) | Young Offender (18–21) | Adult | Adult Security Category |
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| HMP Maghaberry Maghaberry (HM Prison) HMP Maghaberry was built on the site of a World War II airfield near Lisburn, Northern Ireland that was used as a transit base for the United States Army Air Force.... |
Lisburn | 745 | Male | High | ||||
| HMP Magilligan Magilligan (HM Prison) Magilligan Prison is a prison run by the Northern Ireland Prison Service situated near Limavady, County Londonderry. It was first opened in May 1972 and comprised eight Nissen huts on the site of an army camp... |
Limavady Limavady Limavady is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. It lies east of Derry and south west of Coleraine. It had a population of 12,135 people in the 2001 Census, an increase of some 17% compared to 1991... |
County Londonderry County Londonderry The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists... |
452 | Male | Low | |||
| Hydebank Wood (HM Prison) HMP Hydebank Wood Her Majesty's Prison, Hydebank Wood is a Young offenders centre located in South Belfast. The centre houses young males between 17 and 24 years of age, and the site also contains Northern Ireland's prison for women, and has been used at times to hold immigration detainees.... |
Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
306 | Male/Female | Medium | ||||
| Woodlands JJC | Bangor | County Down County Down -Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:... |
48 | Male/Female |
Former prison
- MazeMaze (HM Prison)Her Majesty's Prison Maze was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from mid-1971 to mid-2000....
, County AntrimCounty AntrimCounty Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
(also called Long Kesh – closed 29 September 2000)
Scotland (Scottish Prison ServiceScottish Prison ServiceThe Scottish Prison Service is an executive agency of the Scottish Government tasked with managing prisons in Scotland...
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- Aberdeen, AberdeenAberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, AberdeenshireAberdeenshireAberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic... - Addiewell, AddiewellAddiewellAddiewell is a former mining village in the Scottish council area of West Lothian. A new prison, HMP Addiewell, opened in 2008.-History:A small industrial village in West Lothian, Addiewell lies to the south of the Breich Water, 2 miles south of Blackburn. The village developed in association...
, West LothianWest LothianWest Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
{private - Sodexo Justice Services} - BarlinnieBarlinnie (HM Prison)HM Prison Barlinnie is a prison operated by the Scottish Prison Service and located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland.-History:Barlinnie was designed by Major General T.B...
, RiddrieRiddrieRiddrie is a north eastern district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies on the A80 Cumbernauld Road.Riddrie is a residential area mainly consisting of 1930s semi-detached houses, originally built as council housing but now largely privately owned. The former Monkland Canal to the north was filled in the...
, GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... - Castle Huntly, LongforganLongforganLongforgan is a village and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies west of Dundee on the main A90 road.-History:...
, Perth and KinrossPerth and KinrossPerth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre... - Cornton ValeCornton Vale (HM Prison)Cornton Vale is a women's prison in Stirling, operated by the Scottish Prison Service. Built in 1975, Cornton Vale comprises a total of 217 cells in its 5 houses. It took only convicted women and girls from 1975 until 1978. In 1978 Parliament passed the necessary legislation to allow females to be...
, StirlingStirlingStirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth... - DumfriesDumfries (HM Prison)Dumfries Prison services the courts of Dumfries and Galloway. The establishment serves as a local community prison that holds adult and under 21 male who are remanded in custody for trial and those convicted but remanded for reports....
, DumfriesDumfriesDumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
, Dumfries and GallowayDumfries and GallowayDumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973... - EdinburghEdinburgh (HM Prison)Edinburgh Prison is located in the West Side of Edinburgh on the main A71, in an area known as Stenhouse, and although never been named such is frequently known colloquially as Saughton. The prison is situated in a predominantly residential area and has good transport and road links to the city...
, EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... - Glenochil, TullibodyTullibodyTullibody is a town set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth near to the foot of the Ochil Hills within the Forth Valley. The town is south-west of Alva, north-west of Alloa and east-northeast of Stirling...
, ClackmannanshireClackmannanshireClackmannanshire, often abbreviated to Clacks is a local government council area in Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.As Scotland's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed 'The Wee County'.... - GreenockGreenock (HM Prison)HMP Greenock is a prison located in Greenock, Scotland, and serving designated courts in western Scotland by holding male prisoners on remand, and short-term convicted prisoners. It provides a national facility for selected prisoners serving 12 years or over, affording them the opportunity for...
, GreenockGreenockGreenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
, InverclydeInverclydeInverclyde is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the historic county of Renfrewshire - which current exists as a registration county and lieutenancy area - located in the west... - Inveraray JailInveraray JailThe Inveraray Gaol in Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Scotland is known as a living 19th-century prison.-History:Designed by James Gillespie Graham in 1813 after original plans by Robert Reid in 1807. The original plans had called for a courthouse and three prisons, one for males, one for females and...
, InverarayInverarayInveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:...
, Argyll and ButeArgyll and ButeArgyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...
(historical) - InvernessInverness (HM Prison)HM Prison Inverness, also known as Porterfield Prison, is located in the Crown area of Inverness, Scotland, and serves the courts of the Highlands and Islands. It covers all the courts in the Western Isles as well as courts from Fort William, Wick and Elgin...
, InvernessInvernessInverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
, HighlandHighland (council area)Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and... - Jedburgh Castle Jail, JedburghJedburghJedburgh is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and historically in Roxburghshire.-Location:Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, it is only ten miles from the border with England and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey...
, The Scottish Borders (historic) - KilmarnockKilmarnock (HM Prison)HM Prison Kilmarnock is a prison in Bowhouse, Hurlford near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated 3 miles south-east of Hurlford on the Mauchline Road...
, HurlfordHurlfordHurlford is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Including Crookedholm, it has a population of 4,968. Hurlford's former names include Whirlford and Hurdleford. The village was named Whirlford as a result of a ford crossing the River Irvine east of Hurlford Cross, near Shawhill...
, KilmarnockKilmarnockKilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,734. It is the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'...
, East AyrshireEast AyrshireEast Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...
(private – Serco) - Low Moss, BishopbriggsBishopbriggsBishopbriggs is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The area was once part of the historic parish of Cadder - originally lands granted by King William the Lion to the Bishop of Glasgow, Jocelin, in 1180. It was later part of the county of Lanarkshire and subsequently an independent burgh from...
, East DunbartonshireEast DunbartonshireThis article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire .East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of... - Noranside, ForfarForfarForfar is a parish, town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people in Angus, located in the East Central Lowlands of Scotland. Forfar is the county town of Angus, which was officially known as Forfarshire from the 18th century until 1929, when the ancient name was reinstated, and...
, AngusAngusAngus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
(closed October 2011) - PerthPerth (HM Prison)Located on two sites a half-mile apart in south east Perth, HM Prison Perth is a prison that houses short term adult male prisoners , mainly fine defaulters and those on remand from the courts of Angus, City of Dundee, Perth and Kinross and the northern part of Fife...
, PerthPerth, ScotlandPerth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
, Perth and KinrossPerth and KinrossPerth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre... - Peterhead, AberdeenshireAberdeenshireAberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
- PolmontPolmont (HM Prison)Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Polmont is the largest of its kind in Scotland. Despite its name, the institution is located in Reddingmuirhead in the Falkirk region, and not in Polmont....
, FalkirkFalkirkFalkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
(Young Offenders Institute) - Shotts, ShottsShottsShotts is a small rural town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located almost halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh . As of the 2001 census, the population was 8,235...
, North LanarkshireNorth LanarkshireNorth Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...
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