Garstang, Lancashire Poor Law Union: Difference between revisions

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History[edit | edit source]

A parish workhouse operated at Claughton dating from 1795.
The Garstang Poor Law Union was formed on 31st January 1837.
The first Garstang Union workhouse was the former parish workhouse building at Claughton.
In 1876, a new workhouse accommodating 67 inmates was built at Bowgreave.

Constituent Parishes[edit | edit source]

Records[edit | edit source]

Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2RE. Holdings include: Guardians' minutes (1837-1930); Ledgers (1902-30); Workhouse management committee minutes (1908-14);

Websites[edit | edit source]

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Garstang/Garstang.shtml
for images and maps of the Union History.
Catergory:Lancashire

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-==== Constituent Parishes  ====
+==== History  ====
-[[Admarsh, Lancashire]],  [[Barnacre-with-Bonds, Lancashire]] , Bilsborrow see [[Bilsborrow St Hilda, Lancashire]], Bleasdale see [[Admarsh, Lancashire]], Cabus see [[Garstang, Lancashire]] , Catterall see [[Garstang, Lancashire]], Claughton see [[Garstang, Lancashire]], Cleveley township in [[Garstang, Lancashire]], Forton township in [[Garstang, Lancashire]],  [[Garstang, Lancashire]],  [[Great Eccleston, Lancashire]] ,  [[Hambleton, Lancashire]] , Holleth see [[Garstang, Lancashire]] , [[Inskip, Lancashire]] Kirkland see [[Garstang, Lancashire]] , Myerscough see [[Lancaster St Mary, Lancashire]], Nateby see [[Garstang, Lancashire]] , Nether Wyresdale see [[Garstang, Lancashire]] ,  [[Out Rawcliffe, Lancashire]],  [[Pilling, Lancashire]], [[Preesall with Hackensall, Lancashire]], Sowerby with Inskip see [[Inskip, Lancashire]] , Stalmine with Staynall see [[Stalmine, Lancashire]],  [[Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre, Lancashire]] , Winmarleigh see [[Garstang, Lancashire]]. <br><br>
+A parish workhouse operated at Claughton dating from 1795.<br>The Garstang Poor Law Union was formed on 31st January 1837.<br>The first Garstang Union workhouse was the former parish workhouse building at Claughton. <br>In 1876, a new workhouse accommodating 67 inmates was built at Bowgreave.
+==== <br>Constituent Parishes  ====
+[[Admarsh, Lancashire]],&nbsp; [[Barnacre-with-Bonds, Lancashire]] , Bilsborrow see [[Bilsborrow St Hilda, Lancashire]], Bleasdale see [[Admarsh, Lancashire]], Cabus see&nbsp;[[Garstang, Lancashire]] , Catterall see [[Garstang, Lancashire]], Claughton see [[Garstang, Lancashire]], Cleveley township in [[Garstang, Lancashire]], Forton township in [[Garstang, Lancashire]],&nbsp; [[Garstang, Lancashire]],&nbsp; [[Great Eccleston, Lancashire]] ,&nbsp; [[Hambleton, Lancashire]] , Holleth see&nbsp;[[Garstang, Lancashire]] ,&nbsp;[[Inskip, Lancashire]] Kirkland see&nbsp;[[Garstang, Lancashire]] , Myerscough see [[Lancaster St Mary, Lancashire]], Nateby see&nbsp;[[Garstang, Lancashire]] , Nether Wyresdale see&nbsp;[[Garstang, Lancashire]] ,&nbsp; [[Out Rawcliffe, Lancashire]],&nbsp; [[Pilling, Lancashire]], [[Preesall with Hackensall, Lancashire]], Sowerby with Inskip see&nbsp;[[Inskip, Lancashire]] , Stalmine with Staynall see [[Stalmine, Lancashire]],&nbsp; [[Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre, Lancashire]] , Winmarleigh see [[Garstang, Lancashire]]. <br><br>
 ==== Records  ====
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 ==== <br>Websites  ====
-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?Garstang/Garstang.shtml http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Garstang/Garstang.shtml] <br>as well as images and maps of the Union History.<br>
+http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Garstang/Garstang.shtml<br>for images and maps of the Union History.<br>
+[[Category:England]] [[Catergory:Lancashire]]
-[[Category:Lancashire Poor Law Unions]]