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[[Wales]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Merionethshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Poor Law Unions | |||
Under the '''Poor Law Amendment Act 1834''' all parishes in [[Wales]] and England were grouped together into '''Poor Law Unions'''. Each Poor Law Union had to provide a place where people who were unable to support themselves could live and work, known as the '''workhouse'''. Conditions in the workhouses were deliberately made to be harsh, spartan and degrading so as to deter all but the absolutely destitute. | Under the '''Poor Law Amendment Act 1834''' all parishes in [[Wales]] and England were grouped together into '''Poor Law Unions'''. Each Poor Law Union had to provide a place where people who were unable to support themselves could live and work, known as the '''workhouse'''. Conditions in the workhouses were deliberately made to be harsh, spartan and degrading so as to deter all but the absolutely destitute. | ||
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The county of Merionethshire was covered by four Unions: | The county of Merionethshire was covered by four Unions: | ||
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=== See also === | === See also === | ||
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=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*[http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/subjects/1110 Workhouses] (National Library) | *[http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/subjects/1110 Workhouses] (National Library) | ||
*[http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/subjects/2291 Poor Law Administration] (National Library) | *[http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/subjects/2291 Poor Law Administration] (National Library) | ||
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4022753.stm Llanfyllin Workhouse restoration] (BBC Wales) | *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4022753.stm Llanfyllin Workhouse restoration] (BBC Wales) | ||
{{Place|Merionethshire|Poor Law Unions}} | {{Place|Merionethshire|Poor Law Unions}} {{Poor Law}} | ||
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