
FOXLEY CAMP 1946-58 Zbigniew Pawlowicz's photos of WW2 displaced Poles in Foxley camp, Herefordshire, UK
General History Foxley DP camp history
Foxley Manor Foxley Manor house
Life in the DP Camp - Entertainment Foxley DP camp scenes
School Education was in English
Religion Religious events
Camp barracks Living conditions in Foxley camp
Countryside Herefordshire countryside
Marriage and children Bringing up children in a DP camp
Transport Foxley was miles from anywhere
Work and Play Earning a living

Countryside

Herefordshire is famous for its white-faced red bulls:

Bull

The nearest hamlet was Mansel Lacy (with a medieval dovecot in the Post Office and an old church):

Mansel Lacy church

Coming to Herefordshire after the ravages of war, the refugees regarded the rolling hills and woods as beautiful

Foxley hills

Foxley valley, with its small stream and rolling hills, was a source of extra food - mushrooms, sorrel, horseradish and berries were plentiful - vital for a community still managing on war rations. It was also a paradise for children.

Fallen timber was often sawn up and used in the barrack stoves.

wood sawing