Little Poland is the nickname of llford Park Polish Home at Stover in Devon. It is a resettlement camp for Polish ex-service men and women who fought under British command in the Second World War. The Prime Minister at the time, Winston Churchill recognised their sacrifice and a commitment is enshrined in the 1947 Polish Resettlement Act. The former American military hospital was set up as a home in 1948 welcoming Poles who had survived war, deportation and labour camps.