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Changing face of Shropshire: Prisoner of War camps in Shropshire

During the two World Wars many hundreds of Prisoners of war were lodged in Shropshire's 18 POW camps. These were not all in occupation at the same time or during both wars, but the list below indicates the number and location of these camps. Camp numbers were reused as the camps were closed.

Camp number	Location
8	Mile House, Oswestry
8	Sherrifhales, Shifnal
23	Shrewsbury (GPC)
71	Sherrifhales, Shifnal
84	Street Camp, Ludlow
100	St. Martins, Oswestry
192 / 240	Adderley Hall, Market Drayton
240	Shrewsbury
240 / 285	Hawkstone Park, Weston
272	Davenport House, Bridgnorth
651 / 659	"S" Camp, Donnington (Wellington)
657	Donnington, Wellington
679	083 O.S.D. Wem
1004	Wellington
1018	Kinnerley (PC), Oswestry

More Resources on POWs

You can find out more about POWs, including photographs and letters, from the sites listed below. All sites open in a new browser window.

Address	Description
Eden Camp	An award winning museum in Malton, North Yorkshire. The museum is an original Prisoner of War camp built in 1942. The site has lots of photographs and information about the particular camp and the life and history of POWs in general.
National Archives	A list of all the collections in the National Archives related to POWs.

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