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HM Prison Thorn Cross
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Background
HM Prison Thorn Cross is a Category D Adult Male Institution for males; it previously was for young men aged 18â25. The prison is located in the village of Appleton Thorn, near Warrington in Cheshire, England. Thorn Cross is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1985
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
His Majesty's Prison ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1985
Region
Cheshire
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
Arley Road, Warrington WA4 4RL
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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 (Q5635274)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Thorn Cross. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-thorn-cross
Chicago
"HM Prison Thorn Cross." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-thorn-cross.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hm-prison-thorn-cross,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Thorn Cross},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-thorn-cross},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}