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County Gaols

A separate page gives background information on County Gaols.

England

Bedfordshire

Berkshire

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Cornwall

Cumberland

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

County Durham

Essex

Gloucestershire

Hampshire

Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

Huntingdonshire

Kent

Lancashire

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

London

Norfolk

Northamptonshire

Northumberland

Nottinghamshire

Oxfordshire

Rutland

Shropshire

Somerset

Staffordshire

Suffolk

Sussex

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, East Street, Horsham
  • County Bridewell for the East Divison, North Street, Lewes
  • County Gaol, Brighton Road, Lewes
  • County Bridewell for the Western Division, Rosemary Lane, Petworth

Warwickshire

  • City and County Gaol, Gaol Lane (now Pepper Lane), Coventry
  • County Gaol, Northgate Street, Warwick
  • County Gaol and House of Correction / HMP Warwick, Cape Road, Warwick

Westmorland

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, The Sands, Appleby

Wiltshire

  • County Gaol, Bath Road, Devizes
  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Fisherton Street, Fisherton Anger, Salisbury
  • County Gaol and Bridewell, York Road, Salisbury

Worcestershire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Castle Street, Worcester

East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Town and County Gaol, Castle Street, Hull
  • County Gaol / HMP York, York Castle, York

Wales

Anglesey

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Beaumaris

Breconshire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Brecon

Cardiganshire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Cardigan

Carmarthenshire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Carmarthen Castle, Carmarthen

Carnarvonshire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Carnarvon

Denbighshire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, 46 Clwyd Street, Ruthin

Flintshire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Flint

Glamorgan

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Cardiff

Merionethshire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Bala

Monmouthshire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Monmouth

Montgomeryshire

  • County Gaol, Montgomery

Pembrokeshire

  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Haverfordwest

Radnorshire

  • County Bridewell, Presteigne

Scotland

Aberdeenshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Aberdeen

Angus (Forfarshire)

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Forfar

Argyllshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Inverary

Ayrshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Ayr

Banffshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Banff

Berwickshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Greenlaw

Caithness

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Wick

Cromarty

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Cromarty

Dumfriesshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol and Bridewell, Dumfries

Dunbartonshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Dumbarton

East Lothian

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Haddington

Fife

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Cupar

Inverness-shire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Inverness

Kincardineshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Stonehaven

Kinross

  • County Gaol, Kinross

Kirkcudbrightshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Kirkcudbright

Lanarkshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Glasgow

Midlothian

  • County & City Gaol & Lock-up House, Edinburgh

Morayshire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Elgin

Nairn

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Nairn

Orkney

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Kirkwall

Peebles-shire

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Peebles

Perthshire

  • County and City Gaol, Perth

Renfrewshire

  • County and City Gaol, Paisley

Ross

  • County and City Gaol, Tain

Roxburghshire

  • County Gaol, Jedburgh
  • County Gaol and Bridewell, Jedburgh

Selkirkshire

  • County and City Gaol, Selkirk

Stirlinghsire

  • County and City Gaol, Falkirk
  • County and City Gaol, Sterling

Sutherland

  • County and City Gaol, Dornoch

WestLothian

  • County and Burgh Gaol, Linlithgow

Wigtownshire

  • County and City Gaol, Wigtown

Northern Ireland

Co. Antrim

  • Antrim County Gaol / HMP Crumlin Road, Crumlin Road, Belfast
  • Antrim County Gaol / HMP Crumlin Road, Antrim Street, Carrickfergus

Republic of Ireland

Co. Dublin

  • County Gaol, Gallows Hill (now Inchicore Road), Kilmainham, Dublin