Gardens · South West England
Ilford Park Polish Home
Ilford Park Polish Home — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Derek Harper — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Ilford Park Polish Home is a garden of interest in england-south-west, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ilford Park Polish Home is a residential and nursing care home in Stover, Devon, in England run by the Ministry of Defence. The site was one of 45 resettlement camps established by the National Assistance Board in the late 1940s to cater for Polish veterans entitled to remain in the UK under the Polish Resettlement Act 1947. Ilford Park is the last of the camps to remain in operation and can cater for around 100 residents. In 1992 residents were housed in a new home built on part of the site, the former camp remained derelict for a period but, as of 2022, some of the site has been redeveloped into a caravan site.
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Background
History
Many Polish forces fought for the Allies in the Second World War and a significant portion serving with the Polish Armed Forces in the West were based in the United Kingdom. In the aftermath of the war former prime minister Winston Churchill singled out the Poles for their contribution to victory and stated that Britain "will never forget the debt they owe to the Polish troops who have served them so valiantly". The Polish Resettlement Act 1947, also known as the "Winston Churchill promise", made the National Assistance Board responsible for the care of qualifying Poles and their dependants. The Board established 45 resettlement camps across the country to cater for these people. Ilford…
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- Coordinates
- 50.5586, -3.6531
Sources
- wikidata: Q117184211 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ilford Park Polish Home (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ilford Park Polish Home?
- Ilford Park Polish Home is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.5586°, -3.6531°.