Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol, Lock Up
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened [1693]
Date closed c1818 [1898]
Location Town Hall at St Augustine's Gate Hedon
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Yorkshire
The Town Hall in which the gaol was located dates from 1693, but it is unclear whether the gaol was also established then. Gaol had largely fallen into disuse by nineteenth century, but continued to function as a lock up until 1898.
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened [1693]
Date closed c1818 [1898]
Location Town Hall at St Augustine's Gate Hedon
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 53.7417853 Long. -0.1993097
County Yorkshire
The Town Hall in which the gaol was located dates from 1693, but it is unclear whether the gaol was also established then. Gaol had largely fallen into disuse by nineteenth century, but continued to function as a lock up until 1898.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 1
Daily Greatest number - 1
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 0
Daily Census - 0
Year 1832
Annual Committed - 0
Daily Greatest number - 3
Archive name: East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and Local Studies Service
Catalogue ref: DDHE/11/4
Collection: Hedon Borough
Description: Letters and returns between Town Clerk and Home Office and Treasury relating to schools, population, prisoners, gaols, fines, peace officers, elections, courts
Dates: 1819-1849
