Penrith County House of Correction and Lock Up

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Overview

Alternative Names   Penrith House of Correction

Prison Type   Local Prison -  House of Correction/Bridewell, Lock Up

Jurisdiction   County

Date opened   [1547]

Date closed   1825

Location   Scotland Road   Penrith

Map location   exact or closely approximate

County   Cumberland

Critical Remarks

Possibly established before 1547.

Prison Info

Alternative Names   Penrith House of Correction

Prison Type   Local Prison

Jurisdiction   County

Date opened   [1547]

Date closed   1825

Location   Scotland Road   Penrith

Map location   exact or closely approximate
Lat.   54.6705442  Long.   -2.7606038

County   Cumberland

Critical Remarks

Possibly established before 1547.

Prisoner Statistics

 

Year 1818

Annual Committed   -   52

Daily Greatest number   -   6

Principal Primary Sources

  • Account of Gaols, Houses of Correction or Penitentiaries in the United Kingdom, 1818 (Parl. Papers, 1819, XVII.371), p.8

Secondary Sources

  • http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/penrith