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The poor-law union of Worksop comprises 26 parishes or places, 11 of which are in the county of Nottingham, 11 in the West riding of York, and 4 in Derbyshire; the whole containing a population of 17,975.  
The poor-law union of Worksop comprises 26 parishes or places, 11 of which are in the county of Nottingham, 11 in the West riding of York, and 4 in Derbyshire; the whole containing a population of 17,975.  


From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 673-687. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51430 Date accessed: 16 April 2011.
From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 673-687  


The Worksop Poor Law Union constructed a workhouse for 400 inmates on East Gate in the 1830s. The buildings were demolished in the 1960s. An associated infirmary was built at Kilton Hill in 1901-04 which became Kilton Hill Hospital from 1948 until the 1980s when Bassetlaw District Hospital was built on the site.<br>
The Worksop Poor Law Union constructed a workhouse for 400 inmates on East Gate in the 1830s. The buildings were demolished in the 1960s. An associated infirmary was built at Kilton Hill in 1901-04 which became Kilton Hill Hospital from 1948 until the 1980s when Bassetlaw District Hospital was built on the site.<br>  


See also<br>
See also<br>  


http://www.judandk.force9.co.uk/worksop.html<br>
http://www.judandk.force9.co.uk/worksop.html<br>  


http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Worksop/worksop_PLU.html<br>
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Worksop/worksop_PLU.html<br>  


For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: [http://www.workhouses.org.uk www.workhouses.org.uk] and  
For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: [http://www.workhouses.org.uk www.workhouses.org.uk] and [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Worksop/Worksop.shtml+ Worksop Workhouse]<br>
 
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Worksop/Worksop.shtml<br>


== Records  ==
== Records  ==
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