Norfolk: Poor Law after 1834 Act
Blofield Union
Union history
- 1834 - Blofield Poor Law Union was formed from all parishes in
the Acle Gilbert Union and some other
parishes.
- 1836 - Workhouse was built.
- Located at Norwich Road, Lingwood, NR13 4BP, [Map reference TG361081]
and now demolished.
- Description is in
Whites 1845 directory
- 1930 - Union dissolved.
- 1933 - Kelly's directory lists it as "The Institution, built 1837 to hold
248 inmates, adjoining is a hospital for 20 patients".
"Norfolk No 3 Area Guardians Committee" is also mentioned.
- 1937 - Kelly's directory - as 1933.
Before 1834 some of these parishes belonged to Gilbert Unions, Incorporations
or had their own Work or Parish House (WkHse) as shown.
Where "Acle-GU" = Acle Gilbert Union.
Poor Law Records - Transcriptions
List of the names of the
Guardians of the Blofield Union who served from October
1835 to March 1836.
Poor Law Records - Images
Online images of some poor law registers, admissions books etc.
from 1796 to 1900 are available at the
- Go down the "Historical Record Collections"
- Select Title - "England, Norfolk Poor Law Union Records, 1796-1900"
- Select "Browse through xxx images"
- Under County pick - "Norfolk"
- Under Poor Law Union select the "Required Union"
- Records are under headings such as "District, Workhouse & Unknown etc."
Other Websites
Acts, descriptions, maps, some pictures etc. can be found at :-
www.workhouses.org.uk (The Story of Workhouses).
Books
- Serreau, Audrey
- Times and Years, Blofield.
A history of the Union Workhouse
at Lingwood in the County of Norfolk.
[ISBN: 0-948903-93-7 : Bungay, Suffolk: Morrow & Co, 2000]
Further information can be found:
See also the
Poor Law page and the
Post 1834 Unions page
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Copyright © Mike Bristow.
May 2011