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Shepton Mallet Prison

Shepton Mallet, Somerset

England's oldest prison, which once hid the Domesday Book.

Shepton Mallet Prison was the oldest working prison in England when it closed in 2013. During the Second World War it was used by the US Army, which carried out executions here, and the Domesday Book was hidden inside its walls for safety.

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When
1610–2013
Where
51.1900, -2.5450
Group
Gibbets & executions

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