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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 | 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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