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The Old Gaol

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Verified 29 May 2026
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  • Abingdon Gaol - geograph.org.uk - 4104734.jpg

    Photo by Bill Nicholls via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Change of scene - geograph.org.uk - 4104924.jpg

    Photo by Bill Nicholls via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Fence by the Gaol - geograph.org.uk - 2344341.jpg

    Photo by Bill Nicholls via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Gaol in the distance - geograph.org.uk - 2331885.jpg

    Photo by Bill Nicholls via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Gaol past the willow - geograph.org.uk - 2334144.jpg

    Photo by Bill Nicholls via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Old Gaol, Abingdon - geograph.org.uk - 2489058.jpg

    Photo by Philip Halling via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Refurbished Old Gaol, Abingdon.jpg

    Photo by Sionk via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • St Helen's in the distance - geograph.org.uk - 2344359.jpg

    Photo by Bill Nicholls via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1805

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1805

Region

Security level

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

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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Insufficient data
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Data completeness

16%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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