Norfolk Poor Law before 1834

Oulton Gilbert Union

This included the parishes of Banningham, Blickling, Colby, Erpingham, Itteringham and Oulton

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.
1792 - Oulton Gilbert Union formed initially containing Oulton and Blickling. The other parishes joined later the last being in 1832.
- House of Industry located at Aylsham Road, Oulton Street, Oulton, NR11 6NP, [Map reference TG156276] The house was originally a farm house and was altered in 1804. Marked on some 2 1/2" maps as "Old Workhouse".
1836
- Oulton was dissolved. Aylsham Poor Law Union formed.
- Parishes became part of the Aylsham Union and "House of Industry" became one of 2 Workhouses (the other being at Buxton) for new Union.
Description is in Whites 1845 directory

After 1834 these parishes moved as shown :-

Places	1834 Union or Incorporation
Banningham	Aylsham
Blickling	Aylsham
Colby	Aylsham

Places	1834 Union or Incorporation
Erpingham	Aylsham
Itteringham	Aylsham
Oulton	Aylsham

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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