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HM Prison Wakefield

His Majesty's Prison Wakefield is a Category A men's prison in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, 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”, and “Wakefield Training Prison and Camp”
  • Address: Wakefield, WF2 9AG
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wakefield Westgate railway station and Theatre Royal, Wakefield.

Railway station
Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
Wakefield Westgate is one of two railway stations that serve , in , England. It lies 10 miles south of to the west of the city centre, on the Wakefield Line and Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line. is situated 770 feet east of HM Prison Wakefield.

Theater building
Photo: Stan walker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Theatre Royal Wakefield is a theatre in , England, which dates back to 1894. The theatre was originally known as the Theatre Royal and Opera House and dates back to the 1770s. is situated 1,400 feet east of HM Prison Wakefield.

Library
is a building in the city centre of , a city in , in England. The four-storey building was commissioned by Wakefield Council as its headquarters. is situated 1,300 feet northeast 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. Its chief attractions are the Hepworth Gallery and the National Mining Museum for England.

Suburb
is a suburb of in , England. It is located to the west of the city centre and is administered by the .

Suburb
Photo: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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: “女王韋克菲爾德監獄”
  • Chinese: “韋克菲爾德監獄”
  • French: “HMP Wakefield”
  • French: “prison de Wakefield”
  • French: “Prison de Wakefield”
  • Hebrew: “בית הסוהר וייקפילד”
  • 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”

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