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Norfolk: Poor Law after 1834 Act

Thetford Union

Union history

Before 1834 some of these parishes had their own Work or Parish House (WkHse) as shown.

Thetford Union
Places
Pre 1834 Union,
Incorporation
or Parish Work House
Pre 1902 Union
(if not Thetford)
Blo' Norton (from 1902) Guiltcross
Brettenham
Bridgham (from 1902) Guiltcross
Cranwich
Croxton (near Thetford)
East Wretham
Feltwell-Anchor (from 1864)
Feltwell Fen Farms (after 1858)
Feltwell St Mary
  & St Nicholas
Garboldisham (from 1902) WkHse Guiltcross
Gasthorpe (from 1902) Guiltcross
Harling, East (from 1902)
  (East Harling)
WkHse Guiltcross
Harling, West (from 1902)
  (West Harling)
Guiltcross
Hockwold cum Wilton WkHse
Kilverstone
Lopham, North (from 1902)
  (North Lopham)
Guiltcross
Lopham, South (from 1902)
  (South Lopham)
Guiltcross
Lynford
Methwold WkHse
Mundford
Northwold WkHse
Redmere (1864-1865)
(1866 onwards in Ely Union *)
Riddlesworth (from 1902) Guiltcross
Rushford
Santon (or
  Santon House)
Snarehill (Great & Little
  Snarehill)
(after 1858)
Sturston
Thetford St Cuthbert WkHse
Thetford St Mary WkHse
Thetford St Peter WkHse
Weeting All Saints
West Tofts
West Wretham
Whittington (from 1874)
(Created from part
of Northwold)

Places in Suffolk
Barnham
Barningham
Brandon
Coney Weston
  (Weston Coney)
Euston
Fakenham Magna
  (Great Fakenham)
Hepworth
Places in Suffolk
Honington
Hopton
Knettishall
Market Weston
  (Weston Market)
Santon Downham
Sapiston
Thelnetham

Poor Law Records - Images

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

  1. Go down the "Historical Record Collections"
  2. Select Title - "England, Norfolk Poor Law Union Records, 1796-1900"
  3. Select "Browse through xxx images"
  4. Under County pick - "Norfolk"
  5. Under Poor Law Union select the "Required Union"
  6. 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).

Notes

* - Redmere (or Redmore) in Clackclose Hundred, was extra parochial. The "Extra Parochial places Act" (implemented in 1858) abolished this status and any remaining at this time became civil parishes.


Further information can be found:


See also the Poor Law page, the Post 1834 Unions page and the GENUKI Suffolk pages.

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Copyright © Mike Bristow.
November 2014