HM Prison Wakefield

His Majesty's Prison Wakefield is a Category A men's in , , England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. The prison has been nicknamed the "Monster Mansion" along with due to the large number of high-profile, high-risk sex offenders and murderers held there.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: UK incarceration facility
  • Also known as: “Her Majesty’s Prison Wakefield”, “His Majesty’s Prison Wakefield”, “HMP Wakefield”, “Wakefield Prison”, “Wakefield Training Prison”, “Wakefield Training Prison and Camp”, and “女王韋克菲爾德監獄”
  • Address: Wakefield, WF2 9AG
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wakefield Westgate railway station and Wakefield Museum.

Railway station
Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
Wakefield Westgate is one of two railway stations that serve , in , England. is situated 770 feet east of HM Prison Wakefield.

Museum
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is a local museum in … is situated 1,300 feet northeast of HM Prison Wakefield.

Theater building
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The Theatre Royal Wakefield is a theatre in , England, which dates back to 1894. is situated 1,400 feet east of HM Prison Wakefield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wakefield and Flanshaw.

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in , 12 miles south of Leeds.

Suburb
is a suburb of in , England.

Suburb
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is a suburb of, and former village in , , England.

HM Prison Wakefield

Latitude
53.68259° or 53° 40′ 57″ north
Longitude
-1.50907° or 1° 30′ 33″ west
Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)
Open location code
9C5WMFMR+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5197311
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
6324495
Wiki­data ID
Q5635276
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“HM Prison Wakefield” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سجن هير ماجستي ويكفيلد”
  • Catalan: “presó de Wakefield”
  • Chinese: “韋克菲爾德監獄”
  • French: “prison de Wakefield”
  • French: “Prison de Wakefield”
  • Hebrew: “בית הסוהר וייקפילד”
  • Italian: “prigione di Wakefield”
  • Japanese: “ウェイクフィールド刑務所”
  • Portuguese: “HM Prison Wakefield”
  • Russian: “Тюрьма Её Величества Уэйкфилд”
  • Slovenian: “zapor Wakefield, Anglija”
  • Swedish: “HM Prison Wakefield”
  • Welsh: “Carchar EM Wakefield”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: St Johns and Borough Corner.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Urban House and Staff.

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