Tourists could soon visit this former prisoner of war camp
The site, near Peterborough, contains the remains of approximately 1,770 French, Dutch, and German soldiers captured during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
The trust aims to conserve the area and open it to the public, offering a historical and green space for visitors.
The camp, which operated from 1797 to 1814 and housed around 7,000 French prisoners, functioned as a self-contained town with barracks, offices, a hospital, school, marketplace, and banking system.
The acquisition was made possible through £200,000 of grant funding from Historic England and £50,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with the goal of sharing its green space and unique stories for generations to come.
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