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Hexham Old Gaol
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Background
The Old Gaol, also known as the Manor Office, is a custodial building in Hallgate in Hexham, Northumberland, England. The building, which now operates as a museum, is a Grade I listed building.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
Hexham
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
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Hexham House, Gilesgate, Hexham NE46 3NH NE46 3NH
Conditions Risk Score
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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 (Q5749007)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Hexham Old Gaol. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hexham-old-gaol
Chicago
"Hexham Old Gaol." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hexham-old-gaol.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hexham-old-gaol,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Hexham Old Gaol},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hexham-old-gaol},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}