Werrington, Staffordshire
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For other places with the same name, see Werrington
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Werrington is a village
and civil parish
, located in the Staffordshire Moorlands
district of Staffordshire
, England
.
The village is the location of HMP Werrington
, a prison
for male juveniles.
Werrington
-United Kingdom:*Werrington, Cornwall, England*Werrington, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England*Werrington, Staffordshire, England...
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Werrington is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
, located in the Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, is based in Leek and is located between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the Peak District National Park. The 2001 census recorded the population as...
district of Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The village is the location of HMP Werrington
Werrington (HM Prison)
HM Prison Werrington is a male juvenile's prison located in the village of Werrington in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...
, a prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
for male juveniles.