British Execution Records

The Northern Circuit covered the counties of Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire, together with the County of the City of York and the Counties of the towns of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Kingston-upon-Hull. A total of 451 executions took place over this 65 year period. Berwick is included with this circuit. Berwick Executions 2 confirmed executions have been traced from death sentences at Quarter Sessions. … Read more

This Circuit covered the counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk together with the County of the City of Norwich and the jurisdictionsof Ely, Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth. A total of 455 confirmed executions plus 23 probable ones have been recorded. Bedfordshire Executions Bedfordshire Assizes were always held at Bedford. Executions took place at Gallows Corner, Bedford. 204 death … Read more

This Circuit covered the counties of Cornwall, Devonshire, Dorset, Somerset, Southamptonshire (today’s Hampshire)and Wiltshire, together with the County of the Cities of Bristol & Exeter and the Counties of the towns of Poole andSouthampton. 850 confirmed executions have been traced in the period 1735-1799, with a further 75 possible/probable ones. Bristol Executions Although Bristol was included on the Western Assize Summer Circuit, trials for capital offences took place at … Read more

This Circuit covered the counties of Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire; together with the Counties of the Cities of Gloucester, Lichfield and Worcester. 665 executions can be confirmed for this Circuit and up to 43 probable and possible ones. Berkshire Executions The Lent Assizes were always held at Reading and the Summer Assizes at Aylesbury except in 1739, when … Read more

This Circuit covered the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire,Nottinghamshire, Rutland and Warwickshire; together with the Counties of the City of Coventry andLincoln and the Counties of the towns of Leicester, Nottingham and Peterborough. At least 453 death sentences were carried out as result of trials in this circuit. Coventry Executions The assizes were opened either the day before those for Warwickshire or … Read more