POOL PARK PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, EFENECHTYD, RUTHIN

Site Details

NPRN
404009
Map Reference
SJ15NW
Grid Reference
SJ10455648
Unitary (Local) Authority
Denbighshire
Old County
Denbighshire
Community
Efenechtyd
Type of Site
PRISONER OF WAR CAMP
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Modern

Site Description

World War 2 camp for Italian prisoners of war, consisting of several huts to the west of the B5105 road and a sewage works on the opposite side, set within the grounds of Pool Park (nprn 27812). Several buildings and the sewage works are shown on the OS 6in map of 1953 but these have been cleared by the time of the survey for the 1975 edition. The barracks for personnel serving at the camp was built in Park Road, Ruthin (nprn 403998).
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 31 January 2006.