People will soon be able to visit what is believed to be the world's first purpose-built prisoner of war camp dating from the Napoleonic Wars between Britain and France. The Norman Cross Camp just south of Peterborough housed about 7,000 French prisoners and inspired the world's largest collection of prisoner craftwork.

The world's first prisoner of war camp, based in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, is undergoing plans to open to the public.

Nene Park Trust has purchased Norman Cross, recognised as the world’s first purpose-built prisoner of war camp, from a private farmer. The site, near Peterborough, holds the remains of approximately 1,770 French, Dutch, and German soldiers who were captured during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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The site of the world's first bespoke prisoner of war camp is to be preserved for the future. The remains of the Napoleonic camp at Norman Cross lie buried under a field in Cambridgeshire and the site has bought by the Nene Park Trust, which wants to preserve it.

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