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The union of Weardale, of which the workhouse is at Stanhope, comprises four parishes, and contains a population of 10,174. | The union of Weardale, of which the workhouse is at Stanhope, comprises four parishes, and contains a population of 10,174. | ||
From: 'Stanghoe - Stanmore, Little', | From: 'Stanghoe - Stanmore, Little', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 183-186. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51297 Date accessed: 29 March 2011.<br> | ||
See Also<br> | See Also<br> | ||
http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dur/weardale_workhouse.htm<br> | http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dur/weardale_workhouse.htm<br> | ||
http://www.durham-miner.org.uk/miner/projects.nsf/0/54955eaac50428d280256e86004acf62?OpenDocument<br> | http://www.durham-miner.org.uk/miner/projects.nsf/0/54955eaac50428d280256e86004acf62?OpenDocument<br> | ||
For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's | 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?/Weardale/Weardale.shtml http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?/Weardale/Weardale.shtml] <br> | ||
== Parishes in the Union == | == Parishes in the Union == | ||
[[Edmondbyers, Durham]] [[Heatherycleugh, Durham]] [[Hunstanworth, Durham]] [[Stanhope, Durham]] | [[Edmondbyers, Durham]] [[Heatherycleugh, Durham]] [[Hunstanworth, Durham]] [[Stanhope, Durham]] [[Thornley St Bartholomew, Durham]] [[Weardale St John, Durham]] [[Wolsingham, Durham]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Poor_Law_Unions_in_Durham]] [[Category:Durham]] | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
The union of Weardale, of which the workhouse is at Stanhope, comprises four parishes, and contains a population of 10,174.
From: 'Stanghoe - Stanmore, Little', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 183-186. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51297 Date accessed: 29 March 2011.
See Also
http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dur/weardale_workhouse.htm
http://www.durham-miner.org.uk/miner/projects.nsf/0/54955eaac50428d280256e86004acf62?OpenDocument
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?/Weardale/Weardale.shtml
Parishes in the Union[edit | edit source]
Edmondbyers, Durham Heatherycleugh, Durham Hunstanworth, Durham Stanhope, Durham Thornley St Bartholomew, Durham Weardale St John, Durham Wolsingham, Durham