List of prisons in the United Kingdom
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List of prisons in the United Kingdom lists all current and a number of historical prisons in the United Kingdom. See List of Prisons for prisons in other countries, and Her Majesty's Prison Service for further information on the prison service in England and Wales. Scotland (see Scottish Prison Service) and Northern Ireland have independent prison authorities.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Craiginches, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
- Acklington, Acklington, Northumberland
- Albany, Newport, Isle of Wight
- Altcourse, Fazakerley, Liverpool (Private - GSL Group)
- Armley, Leeds
- Ashfield, Pucklechurch, Bristol (Private - Premier Custodial Group Ltd, subsidiary of Serco Group plc)
- Ashwell, Oakham, Rutland
- Askham Grange, York, North Yorkshire
- Aylesbury, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
[edit] B
- Barlinnie, Glasgow
- Bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Belmarsh, south-east London
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Blakenhurst, Redditch
- Blantyre House, Horden, Kent
- Blundeston, Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Bodmin Gaol, Bodmin, Cornwall
- Brinsford, Featherstone, Staffordshire
- Bristol, Bristol
- Brixton, south London
- Brockhill, Redditch, Worcestershire
- Bronzefield Ashford, Surrey (Private - United Kingdom Detention Services (UKDS))
- Buckley Hall, Rochdale, Lancashire
- Bullingdon, Bicester, Oxon
- Bullwood Hall, Hockley, Essex
[edit] C
- Camp Hill, Newport, Isle of Wight
- Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent
- Cardiff, Cardiff
- Castington, Morpeth, Northumberland
- Castle Huntly, Longforgan, Perth and Kinross
- Channings Wood, Newton Abbot, Devon
- Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Essex
- Coldingley, Bisley, Surrey
- Cookham Wood, Rochester, Kent
- Cornton Vale, Stirling
[edit] D
- Dartmoor, Princetown, Devon
- Deerbolt, Barnard Castle, County Durham
- Doncaster, Marshgate, Doncaster (Private - Premier Prison Services Ltd)
- Dorchester, Dorchester, Dorset
- Dovegate, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire (Private - Premier Prison Services Ltd)
- Dover, Dover, Kent
- Downview, Sutton, Surrey
- Drake Hall, Eccleshall, Staffordshire
- Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
- Durham, Elvet, Durham
[edit] E
- East Sutton Park, Maidstone, Kent
- Eastwood Park, Falfield, Gloucestershire
- Edinburgh, Edinburgh
- Edmunds Hill, Newmarket, Suffolk
- Elmley, Sheerness, Kent
- Erlestoke, Devizes, Wiltshire
- Everthorpe, Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Exeter, Exeter
[edit] F
- Featherstone, Featherstone, Staffordshire
- Feltham, Feltham, Middlesex (Young Offenders Institute)
- Fleet Prison, London - Historical
- Ford, Arundel, West Sussex
- Forest Bank, Salford (Private - United Kingdom Detention Services (UKDS))
- Foston Hall, Foston, Derbyshire
- Frankland, Durham
- Full Sutton, York, North Yorkshire
- Firrhill High School,Edinburgh,Scotland
[edit] G
- Garth, Preston, Lancashire
- Gartree, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
- Gatehouse Prison, London (historic)
- Glen Parva, Leicester
- Glenochil, Tullibody, Clackmannanshire
- Gloucester, Gloucester
- Greenock, Greenock, Inverclyde
- Grendon, Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire
- Guys Marsh, Shaftesbury, Dorset
[edit] H
- Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire
- Haverigg, Haverigg, Millom
- Hewell Grange, Redditch, Worcestershire
- Highdown, Sutton, Surrey
- Highpoint South, Newmarket, Suffolk
- Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire
- Hollesley Bay, Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Holloway, London
- Holme House, Stockton on Tees
- Hull, Hull
- Huntercombe, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
[edit] I
[edit] J
[edit] K
- Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire (Private - Premier Prison Services Ltd)
- Kingston, Portsmouth
- Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire
- Kirklevington, Yarm
[edit] L
- Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire
- Lancaster Farms, Lancaster, Lancashire
- Latchmere House, Richmond, Surrey
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Formerly called Armley Jail)
- Leicester, Leicester
- Lewes, Lewes, East Sussex
- Leyhill, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucester
- Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Lindholme, Doncaster
- Littlehey, Huntingdon
- Liverpool, Liverpool
- Long Lartin, Evesham, Worcestershire
- Low Moss, Glasgow
- Low Newton, Brasside, Durham
- Lowdham Grange, Lowdham, Nottingham (Private - Premier Prison Services Ltd)
[edit] M
- Maidstone, Maidstone, Kent
- Manchester, Manchester Previously called ‘’Strangeways Prison’’
- Marshalsea Prison, London - Historical
- Maze (also called Long Kesh), County Antrim - closed September 29, 2000
- Millbank Prison, London - Historical
- Moorland, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Moorland Open, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Morton Hall, Swinderby, Lincoln
- Mount, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire
[edit] N
- Newgate Prison, London - Historical
- New Hall, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Noranside, Forfar, Angus
- North Sea Camp, Boston, Lincolnshire
- Northallerton, Northallerton, North Yorkshire
- Norwich, Norwich, Norfolk
- Nottingham, Sherwood, Nottingham
[edit] O
- Onley, Rugby, Warwickshire
- Oxford Prison, Oxford, Oxfordshire - closed 1996, redeveloped as a shopping and heritage complex.
[edit] P
- Parc, Bridgend, South Wales (Private - Securicor (Justice Services))
- Parkhurst, Newport, Isle of Wight
- Pentonville, London
- Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross
- Peterborough - New private jail for 840 inmates commissioned circa February 2003 (United Kingdom Detention Services (UKDS))
- Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
- Polmont, Falkirk (Young Offenders Institute)
- Portland, Portland, Dorset
- Prescoed, Pontypool, Monmouthshire
- Preston, Preston, Lancashire
- Princetown
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Ranby, Retford, Nottinghamshire
- Reading, Reading, Berkshire
- Risley, Warrington, Cheshire
- Rochester, Rochester, Kent
- Rye Hill, Willoughby, Warwickshire (Private - GSL Group)
[edit] S
- Send, Woking, Surrey
- Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
- Shotts, Shotts, North Lanarkshire
- Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Spring Hill, Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire
- Stafford, Stafford
- Standford Hill, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
- Stocken, Oakham, Rutland
- Stoke Heath, Market Drayton, Shropshire
- Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire
- Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
- Swaleside, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
- Swansea, Swansea
- Swinfen Hall, Lichfield, Staffordshire
[edit] T
- Thorn Cross, Warrington
- Tothill Fields Bridewell, Westminster, London - Historic
- Tower of London, London - Historic
[edit] U
[edit] V
[edit] W
- Wakefield, Wakefield, North Yorkshire
- Wandsworth, Wandsworth, south-west London
- Wandsworth Gaol
- Warren Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Wayland, Thetford, Norfolk
- Wealstun, Wetherby, North Yorkshire
- Weare, Portland, Dorset
- Wellingborough, Wellingborough
- Werrington, Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent
- Wetherby, Wetherby, North Yorkshire (Young Offenders Institute)
- Whatton, Whatton, Nottingham
- Whitemoor, March, Cambridgeshire
- Winchester, Winchester
- Wolds, Everthorpe, North Yorkshire (Private - GSL Group)
- Wood Street Counter Wood Street, London (historic)
- Woodhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Wormwood Scrubs, London
- Wymott, Leyland, Lancashire
[edit] X
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
[edit] Secure hospitals
Some convicts are detained in secure mental hospitals. These are run by the National Health Service rather than the prison service.
[edit] England
A number of other mental hospitals have secure units.
[edit] Scotland
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Locate a Prison section from the HM Prison Service website
- Scottish Prison Service
- Northern Ireland Prison Service
