POW Camps in the North Areas – Heritage that has disappeared or forgotten

Camp no. Name & Location County Country Notes
4 Windlestone Hall Camp, Rusheyford County Durham Eng
4 Gilling Camp, Hartforth Grange, Hartforth Lane, Gilling Yorkshire Eng Hut platforms remain extant. See Camp no.288. Demolished
6 Racecourse Camp, Doncaster Yorkshire Eng
11 Racecourse Camp, Knavesmire, York Yorkshire Eng  Demolished
17 Lodge Moor Camp, Redmires Road, Sheffield Yorkshire Eng Pre-First World War army camp. Capacity substantially increased by the provision of tented accommodation. Guarded by double wire perimeter fences and watch towers. Footings and perimeter wall remain extant.
18 Featherstone Park Camp, Haltwhistle Northumberland Eng Large hutted camp consisting of a guards’ compound, two prisoners’ compounds and a sports field. Site footprint still discernible.
20 Bramham No.1 Camp, Bramham, Boston Spa Yorkshire Eng
36 Walworth Castle, Walworth County Durham Eng Nissen huts dispersed under trees to east of castle
53 Sandbeds Camp, Gateforth New Road, Brayton Yorkshire Eng STANDARD type. Site occupied by a mushroom farm Demolished
60 Overdale Camp, Skipton Yorkshire Eng STANDARD type. Overdale caravan site
69 Darras Hill, Ponteland Northumberland Eng STANDARD type.
73 Storwood Camp, Storwood, Cottingwith Yorkshire Eng STANDARD type.
83 Eden Camp, Old Malton, Malton Yorkshire Eng STANDARD type. Military museum. See Camp no.250.
91 Post Hill camp, Farnley, Leeds Yorkshire Eng
93 Harperley Camp, Fir Tree, Crook County Durham Eng STANDARD type. SCHEDULED
93a Oaklands Emergency Hospital, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland County Durham Eng 12 large gable roofed huts still in use as part of the hospital
105 / 105b Wooler Camp, Brewery Road, Wooler Northumberland Eng STANDARD type. Site occupied by a school
105 Hetton House Camp, Chatton, Wooler Northumberland Eng
108 Thirkleby Camp, Sandhill, Little Thirkleby Yorkshire Eng STANDARD type. Pig farm
121 Scriven Hall camp, Scriven Knaresborough Yorkshire Eng See Camp no.211. Demolished
121 Racecourse Camp, Ripon Yorkshire Eng Demolished
127 Potter’s Hill, High Green, Sheffield Yorkshire Eng See Camp no.296
136 High Hall Camp, Bishop Burton, Beverley Yorkshire Eng Site occupied by agriculture college. Demolished.
136a Welton House, Welton, Brough Yorkshire Eng Huts formerly sited woodland to east of house. See Camp no.264.Demolished
139 Wolviston Hall, Wolviston, Billingham County Durham (Cleveland) Eng Hostel
139b Coxhoe Hall Camp, Coxhoe County Durham Eng
159 Butterwick Camp, Boythorpe Yorkshire Eng Rectangular double wire enclosure with watchtowers, camp formed chiefly of tents. See Camp no.163. Demolished.
162 Military Hospital, Naburn, York Yorkshire Eng Site occupied by a retail outlet. Demolished.
163 Butterwick Camp, Boythorpe Yorkshire Eng Rectangular double wire enclosure with watchtowers, camp formed chiefly of tents. See Camp no.159. Demolished.
164 Weston Lane Camp, Otley Yorkshire Eng Site occupied by housing. See Camp no.245 Demolished
172 Dog and Duck Cottage, Norton-in-Malton Yorkshire Eng
178 Urebank Camp (Ure Bank), Ripon Yorkshire Eng 101 huts of different types. Footings paths etc remain extant. See Camp no.247 Demolished
211 Knaresborough Yorkshire Eng See Camp no.121 Demolished
244 Butterwick Camp, Malton Yorkshire Eng Precise location not identified, NGR given for centre of village.
244 / 245 Butcher Hill, Horsforth, Leeds Yorkshire Eng Precise location not identified, NGR given for approx feature centre of Butcher Hill.
245 Weston Lane Camp, Otley Yorkshire Eng Site occupied by housing. See Camp no.164
247 Urebank Camp (Ure Bank), Ripon Yorkshire Eng 101 huts of different types. Footings paths etc remain extant. See Camp no.178 Demolished
248 Norton Camp, Cinderhill Lane, Norton, Sheffield Yorkshire Eng Precise location not identified, NGR given for approx feature centre of Cinderhill lane.
250 Eden Camp, Old Malton, Malton Yorkshire Eng STANDARD type. Military museum. See Camp no.83.
250 Thorpe Hall, Rudston Yorkshire Eng Former Army Divisional HQ re occupied as a PoW Camp. Foot footings remain extant. Demolished.
288 Gilling Camp, Hartforth Grange, Hartforth Lane, Gilling Yorkshire Eng Hut platforms remain extant. See Camp no.4
291 Kitty Brewster Farm, Blyth Northumberland Eng Former Heavy Anti-aircraft battery (HAA Bty). Site occupied by industrial estate.
296 Potter’s Hill, High Green, Sheffield Yorkshire Eng See Camp no.127
296 Ravensfield Park Camp, Rotherham Yorkshire Eng Farmland.Demolished.
296a Racecourse Camp, Doncaster Yorkshire Eng See Camp no.6
564 Stable Road Camp, Barlow Yorkshire Eng Camp associated with Barlow Ordnance Depot. Demolished
585 Searchlight Site Camp, Husthwaite, Easingwold Yorkshire Eng Farmland.Demolished.
605 West Bolden Camp, Down Hill Quarry, Sunderland County Durham Eng Precise location not identified, no obvious features visible on aerial photographs. NGR given for centre of quarry.
613 Blackbeck Camp, Stainton County Durham Eng Precise location not identified, NGR given for Stainton Grove Camp. There were numerous camps in this area associated with the initial training of army recruits during World War II.
631 Stadium Camp, Catterick Yorkshire Eng See Camp no.662 & 664. Demolished
635 Lord Mayor’s Camp, Amble Northumberland Eng Caravan site.
636 Cowick Hall, West Cowick, Snaith Yorkshire Eng Restored parkland. See Camp no.691. Demolished
637 Centenary Road, Goole Yorkshire Eng Precise location not identified, NGR given for approx centre of length of Centenary Road.
662 Stadium Camp, Catterick Yorkshire Eng See Camp no.631 & 664. Demolished.
667 Byrness Camp, Redesdale, Otterburn Northumberland Eng
690 Thomas Street Camp, Selby Yorkshire Eng Precise location not identified. NGR for Thomas Street.
691 Cowick Hall, West Cowick, Snaith Yorkshire Eng Restored parkland. See Camp no.636. Demolished
699 Tyne J. Camp, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Northumberland Eng Two possible camps at NZ 2520 7191 or NZ 2560 5716
1007 No.14 Armoured Fighting Vehicle Depot (A.F.V.D.), Burn, Selby Yorkshire Eng Former RAF Burn airfield. Precise location not identified. NGR for approx. centre of airfield, numerous dispersed accomodation sites.
1015 Station Road, Tadcaster Yorkshire Eng Precise location not identified. NGR for Station Road.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/08/prisoner-of-war-camps-uk#data