Norfolk: Poor Law after 1834 Act
Smallburgh Union 1869 - 1930
Union history
- 1869 Sept. - Smallburgh Union initially formed from all the old parishes
in the
Tunstead and Happing Incorporation.
- The old "House of Industry" became the Union Workhouse.
- This was located in Workhouse Road (off Union Road),
Smallburgh, NR12 9NJ,
[Map reference is TG326243].
- 1871 and 1881 Census - List of people in the Workhouse. See the
Smallburgh parish page.
- 1883 - Description is in
Whites directory.
- 1884 March - North Walsham joined coming from
Erpingham Union.
- 1891 Census - List of people in the Workhouse. See the
Smallburgh parish page.
- 1930 - Union dissolved.
- 1933 - Kelly's directory has a section "Norfolk No 4 Area Guardians
Committee" but old Union buildings are not mentioned.
- 1937 - Kelly's directory - as 1933
- Now mostly demolished.
Further information can be found:
See also the
Poor Law page and the
Post 1834 Unions page
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November 2011
