Talk:Rivington
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Rivington was not heavily used in World War Two, and there was no POW camp there. There may be another Rivington in England that was, but it was not the one in Lancashire.
- According to the book Leverhulme's Rivington, The Bungalow was used as a billet for troops during WWII. The barns were used for the storage of sugar and a series of nissen huts were erected on either side of the driveway leading to Rivington Hall, which was also used for storage purposes. There is no mention of the use by PoWs but many army camps were used for PoWs later in WWII and after the war. --jmb 21:11, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
