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Buckingham Old Gaol
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Background
Buckingham Old Gaol, sometimes known as Lord Cobhamâs Castle, is a historic building in Buckingham, the former county town of Buckinghamshire, England. The building is now a museum, shop and tourist information centre and is located on Market Hill in the town centre. It is a member of the Milton Keynes Heritage Association and the Association of Independent Museums.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1993
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1993
Region
Buckingham
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
The Old Gaol, Market Hill, Buckingham MK18 1JX MK18 1JX
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Data completeness
26%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q15205486)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Buckingham Old Gaol. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buckingham-old-gaol
Chicago
"Buckingham Old Gaol." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buckingham-old-gaol.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-buckingham-old-gaol,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Buckingham Old Gaol},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buckingham-old-gaol},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}