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Lancaster Castle
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Background
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it is most likely to have been founded in 1092-4 on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. In 1164 the Honour of Lancaster, including the castle, came under royal control. In 1322 and 1389 the Scots invaded England, progressing as far as Lancaster and damaging the castle. It was not to see military action again until the English Civil War.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1093
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
His Majesty's Prison ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1093
Region
Lancaster
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
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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- HMP PentonvilleLondonHighYOI137% occupancy
- HMP StyalWilmslowHighClosed female
Data completeness
30%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5635215)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Lancaster Castle. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lancaster-castle
"Lancaster Castle." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lancaster-castle.
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title = {Lancaster Castle},
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