Norfolk Poor Law after 1834 Act

St Faith's Union

Union history

1836 - St Faith's Union was formed.
Used "House of Industry" of previous St Faith's Gilbert Union at Manor Road, Horsham St Faith, NR10 3LF, [Map reference is TG218161].
Description is in Whites 1845 directory
1863 - Norwich (St. Mary-in-the-Marsh) moved to Norwich Union
1883 - Description is in Whites directory under the entry for Horsham St Faith
1930 - Union dissolved.
1933 - Kelly's directory has a section "Norfolk No 2 Area Guardians Committee" but old Union buildings are not mentioned.
1937 - Kelly's directory - as 1933
Demolished and "St Faith's Crematorium" built on its site.

Before 1834 some of these parishes belonged to Gilbert Unions, Incorporations or had their own Work or Parish House (WkHse) as shown.

St. Faith's Union Places	Pre 1834 Union, Incorporation or Parish Work House
Alderford
Attlebridge
Beeston St. Andrew
Booton	Booton-GU
Brandiston	Booton-GU
Catton (Old Catton)	St. Faith's-GU
Crostwick	St. Faith's-GU
Drayton	St. Faith's-GU
Felthorpe	St. Faith's-GU
Frettenham
Hainford (Haynford)	St. Faith's-GU
Haveringland
Hellesdon (part of -see also Norwich Union)
Honingham
Horsford	St. Faith's-GU
Horsham St. Faith	St. Faith's-GU

St. Faith's Union Places	Pre 1834 Union, Incorporation or Parish Work House
Horstead with Stanninghall	St. Faith's-GU
Morton-on-the-Hill	WkHse
Newton St. Faith	St. Faith's-GU
Norwich (St. Mary-in-the-Marsh) (to 1863)
Rackheath	St. Faith's-GU
Ringland
Salhouse	St. Faith's-GU
Spixworth	St. Faith's-GU
Sprowston	St. Faith's-GU
Swannington
Taverham	St. Faith's-GU
Weston Longville
Witchingham, Great (Great Witchingham)	WkHse
Witchingham, Little (Little Witchingham)
Wroxham

"St. Faith's-GU" = St Faith's Gilbert Union.
"Booton-GU" = Booton Gilbert Union.

Poor Law Records - Images

Online images of some poor law registers, admissions books etc. from 1796 to 1900 are available at the

LDS familysearch website (UK+Ireland records section)

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).

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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