List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United Kingdom

This is a list of Prisoner of War (POW) Camps located in the United Kingdom during World War II.

Notes and references

 * There was a large amount of renaming, renumbering and reuse of camp numbers during World War II. The reason for this is unknown but speculation has it that it was to confuse the Axis powers in the event of any attempted breakouts after any potential Paratrooper attack or invasion. Example below: No. 286 Purfleet Camp, Beacon Hill, Purfleet, Essex No. 654 Purfleet Camp, No.4 Transit Camp, Beacon Hill, Purfleet, Essex No. 655 Purfleet Camp, No.1 Transit Camp, Beacon Hill, Purfleet, Essex