Easington, Durham Poor Law Union: Difference between revisions
m (Text replace - ' A Topographical Dictionary of England ' to ' ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'' ') |
m (Text replace - "Category:Durham" to "Category:Durham Poor Law Unions") |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
[[Castle Eden, Durham]]<br>[[Dalton le Dale, Durham]]<br>[[Easington, Durham]]<br>[[Kelloe, Durham]]<br>[[Monk Hesleden, Durham]]<br>[[Seaham, Durham]]<br>[[Seaham Harbour, Durham]]<br>[[Thornley, Durham]]<br>[[Wingate Grange, Durham]]<br><br> | [[Castle Eden, Durham]]<br>[[Dalton le Dale, Durham]]<br>[[Easington, Durham]]<br>[[Kelloe, Durham]]<br>[[Monk Hesleden, Durham]]<br>[[Seaham, Durham]]<br>[[Seaham Harbour, Durham]]<br>[[Thornley, Durham]]<br>[[Wingate Grange, Durham]]<br><br> | ||
[[Category:Poor_Law_Unions_in_Durham]] [[Category:Durham]] | [[Category:Poor_Law_Unions_in_Durham]] [[Category:Durham Poor Law Unions]] | ||
Revision as of 23:36, 8 January 2016
History[edit | edit source]
The Easington Union Workhouse was sited in Easington in 1837. Modern Council buildings now stand on the site.
The union comprises 19 parishes or townships, containing a population of 19,500 persons.
From: 'Earnshill - Eastbourne', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 124-127. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50934 Date accessed: 21 March 2011.
See also
http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dur/easington_workhouse.htm
For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk and
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Easington/Easington.shtml
Parishes in the Union
Castle Eden, Durham
Dalton le Dale, Durham
Easington, Durham
Kelloe, Durham
Monk Hesleden, Durham
Seaham, Durham
Seaham Harbour, Durham
Thornley, Durham
Wingate Grange, Durham