What is believed to be the first purpose-built prisoner-of-war camp, dating from the Napoleonic Wars, is now open to the public. The Norman Cross Camp in Yaxley, just south of Peterborough, housed about 7,000 French prisoners and dates back to 1796.
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From April to October 1798 my forbear commanded a troop of Fifeshire Fencibles stationed at Stilton (Cambs); their duty "to assist the Infantry in Norman Cross Barracks in case the French or Dutch prisoners should attempt anything."