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== History  ==
== History  ==


The union of Belper comprises 35 parishes and places, and contains a population of 46,235.<ref>''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]]'' (1848), pp. 203-207. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50791 Date accessed: 20 March 2011.</ref>
The union of Belper comprises 35 parishes and places, and contains a population of 46,235.  


For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's website: [http://www.workhouses.org.uk www.workhouses.org.uk] and [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Belper/ Belper Workhouse]<br>
From: 'Bellasis - Bemerton', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 203-207. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50791 Date accessed: 20 March 2011.<br>
 
See Also Peter Higginbotham's web site: <br>
 
http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/derby/belper_workhouse.htm<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<br>http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Belper/Belper.shtml<br>


Parishes in the Union  
Parishes in the Union  
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Later additions [[Swanwick, Derbyshire]] [[Wessington, Derbyshire]]  
Later additions [[Swanwick, Derbyshire]] [[Wessington, Derbyshire]]  


[[Category:Derbyshire Poor Law Unions]]   [[Category:Derbyshire Poor Law Unions]]
[[Category:Poor_Law_Unions_in_Derbyshire]] [[Category:Derbyshire]]

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