Norfolk Poor Law before 1834
Booton Gilbert Union

This included the parishes of Booton and Brandiston

Union history

1782 - Gilbert's Act allowed parishes to join together and run a workhouse. This was for the old, the sick and the infirm.
1786 - Booton Gilbert Union formed containing Booton and Brandiston.
- House of Industry built at Booton.
1836 - St. Faith's Poor Law Union formed.
- Booton was dissolved.
- Parishes became part of the St. Faith's Union.

After 1834 these parishes moved as shown :-

Places	1834 Union or Incorporation
Booton	St. Faith's

Places	1834 Union or Incorporation
Brandiston	St. Faith's

Further information can be found:

about locations in the Towns and Parishes pages.
about which hundred a parish occurs in.

See also the Poor Law page and the Post 1834 Unions page

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Norfolk Poor Law before 1834 Booton Gilbert Union

This included the parishes of Booton and Brandiston

Union history

Norfolk Poor Law before 1834
Booton Gilbert Union