Axbridge Prison

Overview

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Records

Overview

Prison Type   Local Prison -  Common Gaol, Lock Up

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   {1818}

Date closed   [1837]

Location   courthouse   Axbridge

Map location   in the vicinity

County   Somersetshire

Critical Remarks

In 1833, described as a lock up. Last appears in the penal statistics for 1836, described as Axbridge Borough Gaol and Lock Up House.

Prison Info

Prison Type   Local Prison

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   {1818}

Date closed   [1837]

Location   courthouse   Axbridge

Map location   in the vicinity
Lat.   51.282274  Long.   -2.8186529

County   Somersetshire

Critical Remarks

In 1833, described as a lock up. Last appears in the penal statistics for 1836, described as Axbridge Borough Gaol and Lock Up House.

Prisoner Statistics

 

Year 1818

Annual Committed   -   0

Daily Greatest number   -   0

 

Year 1832

Annual Committed   -   20

Daily Greatest number   -   5

Principal Primary Sources

  • Account of Gaols, Houses of Correction or Penitentiaries in the United Kingdom, 1818 (Parl. Papers, 1819, XVII.371), p.42
  • Return of Places of Confinement Outside Gaol Acts in England and Wales (Parl. Papers, 1833, XXVIII.425), p.5
  • Royal Commission of Inquiry into Municipal Corporations of England and Wales, First Report, Appendices: Part 2 (Parl. Papers, 1835, XXIII.133), p.1096

Management

Archive name: Somerset Archives and Local Studies

Catalogue ref: D/B/AX/36/5

Collection: Axbridge Borough

Description: Inherited Records. Quarter Sessions. Typical entries contain orders to Constable to convey prisoners to Gaol, and removal orders.

Dates: 1784-1868