Alternative Names Shaftesbury Grate
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol, Lock Up
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened {1818}
Date closed [1838]
Location unknown Shaftesbury
Map location in the vicinity
County Dorset
Location information and dates unknown for this prison. Last appears in the penal statistics for 1837. But 1833 Return states there was no borough prison in Shaftesbury. So probably a lock up from c1830 at least.
Alternative Names Shaftesbury Grate
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened {1818}
Date closed [1838]
Location unknown Shaftesbury
Map location in the vicinity
Lat. 50.99722 Long. -2.200873
County Dorset
Location information and dates unknown for this prison. Last appears in the penal statistics for 1837. But 1833 Return states there was no borough prison in Shaftesbury. So probably a lock up from c1830 at least.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 0
Daily Greatest number - 0
Year 1832
Annual Committed - 0
Daily Greatest number - 0
Archive name: Dorset History Centre
Catalogue ref: DC-SYB/D/13/7/14
Collection: Shaftesbury Borough
Description: Deeds and leases Prison / grate
Dates: 1748-1850