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County Location Photograph Grade Notes/Wikidata
Bedfordshire Barton-le-Clay – "There is an ancient round-house or lock-up, a red-brick building with a lead roof, but it has not been used for some years."[1]
Bedfordshire Clophill
52°01′37″N 0°25′26″W / 52.02687°N 0.42388°W / 52.02687; -0.42388
II[2] Walled pound. Cell indifferent to a small garage, corbelled brick cornice to squat pyramid slate roof.
Village lock up and pound (Q26431020)
Bedfordshire Harrold
52°12′03″N 0°36′36″W / 52.200736°N 0.609872°W / 52.200736; -0.609872
II[3] Round limestone rubble, wooden lintel to door, very tall conical stone roof and small ball finial.
The Lock Up (Q26453163)
Bedfordshire Silsoe
52°00′30″N 0°25′32″W / 52.008282°N 0.42569°W / 52.008282; -0.42569
II[4] Village Lock Up (Q26407635)
Berkshire Aldermaston
51°23′04″N 1°09′12″W / 51.384334°N 1.153351°W / 51.384334; -1.153351 		II[5] Lock up approximately 25 metres to north of Hind's Head Inn (Q26410891)
Berkshire Pangbourne
51°28′58″N 1°05′19″W / 51.482829°N 1.088599°W / 51.482829; -1.088599
II[6] Lock up approximately 10 metres to south of Church Cottage (Q26508921)
Bristol Westbury-on-Trym
51°29′29″N 2°36′59″W / 51.491334°N 2.616478°W / 51.491334; -2.616478
II[7] Lock Up (Q26571063)
Buckinghamshire Amersham[a]
51°39′59″N 0°37′01″W / 51.6665°N 0.616869°W / 51.6665; -0.616869
II[8] Part of Amersham Market Hall.[9]
Market Hall (Q17539801)
Buckinghamshire Great Missenden
51°42′06″N 0°42′18″W / 51.701546°N 0.705048°W / 51.701546; -0.705048 		II[10] Adjoining, and listed with, former Wagon and Horses public house.
The Wagon and Horses Public House with outbuilding to south (Q26617346)
Buckinghamshire Wendover[a]
51°45′47″N 0°44′28″W / 51.762933°N 0.741167°W / 51.762933; -0.741167
II[11] Within Wendover Clock Tower.[12]
Wendover Clock Tower (Q26617635)
Buckinghamshire West Wycombe[a]
51°38′41″N 0°48′06″W / 51.6448°N 0.801646°W / 51.6448; -0.801646
II*[13] Within building known as the Church Loft.[14]
The Church Loft (Q17540628)
Cambridgeshire Broughton
52°23′03″N 0°07′08″W / 52.384226°N 0.118899°W / 52.384226; -0.118899
II[15] Lock Up (Q26421397)
Cambridgeshire Burwell
52°16′44″N 0°19′29″E / 52.2790°N 0.324603°E / 52.2790; 0.324603
– Later converted into a fire engine house per plaque on building.[16]
Cambridgeshire Coveney
52°24′52″N 0°11′07″E / 52.414422°N 0.185169°E / 52.414422; 0.185169
II[17] Pound and lockup (Q26419932)
Cambridgeshire Eaton Socon (The Cage)
52°12′54″N 0°17′17″W / 52.215046°N 0.28807°W / 52.215046; -0.28807
II[18] The Cage Village Lock Up (Q26615602)
Cambridgeshire Fen Drayton
52°17′44″N 0°02′20″W / 52.295508°N 0.038777°W / 52.295508; -0.038777
II[19] Two cells.
Village Lock Up (Q26420139)
Cambridgeshire Fenstanton
52°17′54″N 0°04′23″W / 52.298412°N 0.073158°W / 52.298412; -0.073158
II[20] Clock Tower Lock Up (Q26595947)
Cambridgeshire Litlington
52°04′05″N 0°05′14″W / 52.067994°N 0.087164°W / 52.067994; -0.087164
II[21] Village Lock Up (Q26421109)
Cambridgeshire

, (Holywell-cum-)Needingworth,[22] Parson Drove,[23] Sawtry[24]

Cheshire

Farndon,[25] Farnworth,[26] Kelsall,[27][a] Winsford[28]

Cumbria

Lower Allithwaite[29]

Derbyshire

Alfreton,[30] Ashbourne[b],[31] Curbar,[32][33] Cromford (Derwent Valley Mills),[34][35][a] Sandiacre,[36] Smisby,[37] Swarkestone[c],[38][39] Ticknall,[40] Wirksworth[41][42][a]

Dorset

Gillingham,[43] Lyme Regis,[44][45][a] Swanage[46][47]

Durham

Barnard Castle,[48][49][a] Staindrop[50][a]

East Sussex

Alfriston, Lewes, Pevensey[51]

Essex[52]

Bradwell-on-Sea,[53] Braintree,[54] Canewdon,[55] Great Bardfield,[56] Great Dunmow,[57] Orsett,[58] Steeple Bumpstead,[59] Thaxted (in Guildhall[60]),[61] Tollesbury[62]

Gloucestershire

Bisley,[63] Bibury, Cirencester,[64] Moreton-in-Marsh, Stroud,[a] Thornbury,[65] Westerleigh[a]

Greater London

Cranford,[66][67] Hampstead,[a][68] Petersham[69]

Hampshire

Easton[d],[70] Odiham[71]

Herefordshire

Bridstow,[72][73] Leintwardine,[a] Yarpole[a]

Hertfordshire

Anstey,[74] Ashwell, Barley, Buntingford, Shenley[75]

Kent

Dartford, Lenham, Wateringbury[76]

Lancashire

Bury, North Meols, Poulton le Fylde[b], Prescot

Leicestershire

Barrow-upon-Soar, Breedon-on-the-Hill, Castle Donington[b], Packington,[77] Worthington

Lincolnshire

Deeping St James, Digby[78]

Merseyside

Everton,[79] Wavertree[80]

Norfolk

Docking, Horsham St Faith, Great Yarmouth, Thetford[b], Walsingham[b]

Northamptonshire

Weldon

Northumberland

Stamfordham[81]

Nottinghamshire

Edwinstowe[b], Mansfield Woodhouse[b], Tuxford[82]

Oxfordshire

Banbury,[a] Bicester,[a] Burford,[a] Filkins, Stonesfield, Wheatley[83]

Shropshire

Prees[84]

Somerset

Bathford, Buckland Dinham,[85] Castle Cary, Frome, Kelston, Kilmersdon, Kingsbury Episcopi,[86] Mells,[87] Merriott, Monkton Combe,[88] Nunney,[89] Publow in Pensford,[90] Nether Stowey,[91] Watchett, Wells,[a] Wrington[a]

Staffordshire

Alton,[92] Gnosall, Penkridge,[93] Stafford: Forebridge[94]

Suffolk

Sproughton, Stoke by Nayland, Woolpit

Sussex

East Grinstead[95][a]

Surrey

Charlwood,[96] Ewell, Lingfield

Wiltshire

Box, Bradford-on-Avon, Bromham,[97] Chippenham, Devizes, Great Bedwyn, Heytesbury, Hilperton, Lacock, Luckington,[98] Shrewton, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge,[99] Warminster

Yorkshire

Addingham[b], Fairburn, Illingworth, Heptonstall, Holmfirth (Holm Valley),[100] Hunmanby,[101] Workhouse Farm of Holme upon Spalding Moor[102] Horbury in Wakefield,[103] Kirkheaton, Luddenden, Nether Poppleton[b], North Stainley[b], Oswaldkirk, Rastrick, Rotherham, Seamer, Snaith,[104] Throp Arch, Topcliffe[b], Wath-upon-Dearne[105][a]

Wales

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Flintshire

Bagillt[b], Hawarden

Gwynedd

Barmouth, Clynnog Fawr

Wrexham

Ruabon

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Incorporated into other structures such as a church or house.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Status uncertain.
  3. ^ Ruinous.
  4. ^ Demolished.
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  1. ^ Page, William, ed. (1908). "Parishes: Barton in the Clay". A History of the County of Bedford. Vol. 2. London: Victoria County History. pp. 308–313. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via British History Online.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Village lock-up and pound, Clophill (Grade II) (1137830)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ Historic England. "The Lock Up, Harrold (Grade II) (1159459)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Village Lock Up, Silsoe (Grade II) (1113777)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Lock up Approximately 25 Metres to North of Hind's Head Inn (Grade II) (1117349)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Lock up Approximately 10 Metres to South of Church Cottage (Grade II) (1214020)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Lock Up, City of Bristol (Grade II) (1282059)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. ^ Historic England. "1221420 (Grade Market Hall) ()". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  9. ^ "Amersham Lock-Up". Prison History. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  10. ^ Historic England. "The Wagon and Horses Public House with Outbuilding to South (Grade II) (1332542)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Clock Tower with Attached Wall and Drinking Fountain (Grade II) (1332853)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Wendover Lock-Up". Prison History. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  13. ^ Historic England. "The Church Loft (Grade II*) (1125134)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  14. ^ "West Wycombe Lock-Up". Prison History. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  15. ^ Historic England. "Lock Up, Broughton (Grade II) (1128527)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Burwell Lock Up". Prison History. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  17. ^ Historic England. "Pound and Lockup, Coveney (Grade II) (1127003)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  18. ^ Historic England. "Village Lock-Up (The Cage) [Eaton Socon] (Grade II) (1330629)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  19. ^ Historic England. "Village Lock Up, Fen Drayton (Grade II) (1127231)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  20. ^ Historic England. "Clock Tower Lock Up, Fenstanton (Grade II) (1309432)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  21. ^ Historic England. "Village Lock Up, Litlington (Grade II) (1128246)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  22. ^ Historic England. "Lock Up, Needingworth (Grade II) (1128459)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  23. ^ Historic England. "Former Lockup, About 50 Yards South West of Swan Inn (Grade II) (1310221)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  24. ^ Historic England. "Village Lockup Rear Number 14 The Green (Grade II) (1309484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  25. ^ Historic England. "Village Lockup [Farndon] (Grade II) (1228751)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  26. ^ Historic England. "Bridewell, adjacent to St Luke's Church [Farnworth] (Grade II) (1330353)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  27. ^ Historic England. "Lock Up on the end of the barn at Weldon House [Kelsall] (Grade II) (1130532)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  28. ^ Historic England. "Cross Base and Lock-Up [Winsford] (Grade II) (1310425)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2020. Very square pyramid resembling an oversized modern war memorial base, nine plain stone courses, stone cross on top.
  29. ^ Historic England. "Village Lock-up, Lower Allithwaite (Grade II) (1087160)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  30. ^ Historic England. "House of Confinement, Alfreton (Grade II) (1109033)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  31. ^ "Ashbourn County Lock Up House". Prison History. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  32. ^ Historic England. "Lock-Up 250 yards north east of Lane Farm, Curbar (Grade II) (1088216)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  33. ^ "Curbar Lock-up". Prison History. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  34. ^ Historic England. "The Old Village Lock up to Rear of Number 21 Swift's Hollow [Cromford] (Grade II) (1248427)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  35. ^ "Cromford Lock-Up". Prison History. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  36. ^ Historic England. "Village Lock-Up and Pound, Sandiacre (Grade II) (1334852)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2020. With large pound, plaque noting 1660 founding, later reconstruction.
  37. ^ Historic England. "The Lock up (round House), Smisby (Grade II*) (1281737)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2020. Octagonal very tall brick roof, two stone courses, ball finial.
  38. ^ "Swarkestone Lock-Up". Prison History. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  39. ^ "DERBYSHIRE. Lock-ups at Sandiacre, Smisby, Ticknall and Swarkestone". Roy's blog (blog post). 9 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2020. I understand that there was a lock-up at Swarkestone near to the pub. Now just a pile of stones waiting to be rebuilt.
  40. ^ Historic England. "The Lock-Up, Ticknall (Grade II*) (1096445)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  41. ^ "Wirksworth County Lock Up House". Prison History. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  42. ^ "The History". Wirksworth: The Old Lockup B&B. Retrieved 15 March 2020. Now a B&B.
  43. ^ Historic England. "Lock-up, Gillingham (Grade II) (1324574)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  44. ^ Historic England. "The Guildhall, Lyme Regis (Grade II*) (1228691)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  45. ^ "Lyme Regis Borough Lock Up". Prison History. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  46. ^ Historic England. "The old prison and pump, Swanage (1002727)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  47. ^ "Swanage Lock-up". Prison History. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  48. ^ Historic England. "Market Cross, Barnard Castle (Grade I) (1201323)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  49. ^ "Barnard Castle Lock-Up". Prison History. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  50. ^ "Staindrop Lock-Up". Prison History. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  51. ^ Historic England. "The Court House and Wallby (Grade II) (1182588)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  52. ^ Bettley, James (2007). Essex (Buildings of England series). New Haven and London: Yale UP. ISBN 978-0300116144.
  53. ^ Historic England. "Village lock-up with stocks and whipping post attached to door-frame, south east corner of Churchyard of St. Thomas, Bradwell-on-Sea (Grade II) (1337396)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  54. ^ Historic England. "The Cage or Lock Up (Grade II) (1338314)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  55. ^ Historic England. "Canewdon (1147585)". National Heritage List for England. Wooden, stocks locked up inside.
  56. ^ Historic England. "The Great Bardfield Cage (Grade II) (1123505)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  57. ^ "Great Dunmow Lock-Up". Prison History. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  58. ^ Historic England. "Village Lock-up or Cage, Thurrock (Grade II) (1111609)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  59. ^ Historic England. "Lock-up approx. 30 metres NW of Parish Church (Grade II) (1122309)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  60. ^ Historic England. "Guildhall, Thaxted (Grade I) (1112905)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  61. ^ "Thaxted Lock-Up". Prison History. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  62. ^ Historic England. "The Cage, immediately south-west of no. 7, Tollesbury (Grade II) (1141669)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  63. ^ Shipman, Juliet. The Bisley Lock-up: A story of crime and punishment.
  64. ^ Historic England. "Canewdon (1187695)". National Heritage List for England. Partition inside, of stone and slate.
  65. ^ Historic England. "Thornbury (1321133)". National Heritage List for England.
  66. ^ "Cranford Village Lock Up". Heritage of London Trust. 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  67. ^ Historic England. "The Village Lock-up (also known as the Round House) (Grade II) (1080306)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  68. ^ Historic England. "Old Parish Lock-up, Hampstead (1272513)". National Heritage List for England.
  69. ^ Fison, Vanessa (2009). The Matchless Vale: the story of Ham and Petersham and their people. Ham and Petersham Association. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-0-9563244-0-5.
  70. ^ "Easton Lock-up". Prison History. n.d. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  71. ^ "Odiham County Bridewell". Prison History. n.d. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  72. ^ "Bridstow (Wilton) Lock-Up". Prison History. n.d. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  73. ^ Historic England. "Old Prison (Grade II) (1288739)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  74. ^ Historic England. "Lychgate (Grade II) (1101869)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  75. ^ "The Cage, London Road, Shenley, Hertfordshire". Historic England. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  76. ^ Historic England. "Wateringbury (1186252)". National Heritage List for England.
  77. ^ Historic England. "Packington (1074344)". National Heritage List for England. Octagonal with tall brick roof and ball finial.
  78. ^ Historic England. "Digby (1254194)". National Heritage List for England. In stone, former wellhead, ogee-domed stone cap with ball finial.
  79. ^ Historic England. "Everton (1062539)". National Heritage List for England. On green of Everton Brow.
  80. ^ Historic England. "Wavertree (1068320)". National Heritage List for England.
  81. ^ Historic England. "Stamfordham (1178865)". National Heritage List for England.
  82. ^ Historic England. "Tuxford (1224354)". National Heritage List for England.
  83. ^ Historic England. "Wheatley (1047479)". National Heritage List for England. Tall, hexagonal unstepped, stone pyramid with ball finial.
  84. ^ Historic England. "Prees (1236333)". National Heritage List for England.
  85. ^ Historic England. "Buckland Dinham (1174096)". National Heritage List for England.
  86. ^ Historic England. "Kingsbury Episcopi (1057720)". National Heritage List for England., octagonal with ball finial
  87. ^ Historic England. "Mells (1058320)". National Heritage List for England.
  88. ^ Historic England. "Monckton Combe (1288263)". National Heritage List for England.
  89. ^ Historic England. "Nunney (1174628)". National Heritage List for England.
  90. ^ Historic England. "Publow (1129494)". National Heritage List for England.
  91. ^ "Nether Stowey Lock-up". 19th Century Prison History. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  92. ^ Historic England. "Alton (1374689)". National Heritage List for England. Has a quite small cupola above dome.
  93. ^ Historic England. "Penkridge (1039218)". National Heritage List for England. Has small, dentillated eaves.
  94. ^ Historic England. "Stafford (1195356)". National Heritage List for England.
  95. ^ Historic England. "East Grinsted: combined gaol cell with residence of town constable (1249132)". National Heritage List for England.
  96. ^ Historic England. "Charlwood (1277887)". National Heritage List for England.
  97. ^ Historic England. "Bromham (1365574)". National Heritage List for England.
  98. ^ Historic England. "Luckington (1283174)". National Heritage List for England.
  99. ^ Historic England. "Trowbridge (1283671)". National Heritage List for England.
  100. ^ Historic England. "Holmfirth (1313578)". National Heritage List for England.
  101. ^ Historic England. "Hunmanby (1168000)". National Heritage List for England. Two entrances, one per cell.
  102. ^ Historic England. "Lockup at Workhouse Farm (1376869)". National Heritage List for England. (No longer worked by the poor, latterly by those of the local poor law union of parishes.)
  103. ^ Historic England. "Horbury (1135517)". National Heritage List for England.
  104. ^ Historic England. "Snaith & Cowick (1161768)". National Heritage List for England.
  105. ^ Historic England. "Wath upon Dearne (1314579)". National Heritage List for England. Constable's cell above with fireplace, both with latrines/later toilets, enhanced window above today and door with diamond window.
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