Lanchester, Durham Poor Law Union: Difference between revisions

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History

The poor-law union of Lanchester comprises 18 chapelries or townships, and contains a population of 9969 persons.^[1]

Benefieldside, Billingside, Collierly Pontop, Conside and Knitsley, Cornsay, Esk, Ebchester, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Iveston, Kyo Laws, Lanchester, Langley, Medomsley, Muggleswick, Satley, Tanfield. To these were added subsequently in 1894-6 Craghead, Knitsley, South Moor, Oxhill, Stanley.

Parishes in the Union

Benfieldside, Durham Collierley, Durham Ebchester, Durham Esh, Durham Lanchester, Durham Medomsley, Durham Muggleswick, Durham Satley, Durham Tanfield, Durham

↑ In 'Lancaut - Lanercost-Abbey', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 17-20. British History Online, accessed 26 March 2011.

[1] In 'Lancaut - Lanercost-Abbey', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 17-20. British History Online, accessed 26 March 2011.

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 == History  ==
-The poor-law union of Lanchester comprises 18 chapelries or townships, and contains a population of 9969 persons.
+The poor-law union of Lanchester comprises 18 chapelries or townships, and contains a population of 9969 persons.<ref>In 'Lancaut - Lanercost-Abbey', ''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]]'' (1848), pp. 17-20. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51090 British History Online], accessed 26 March 2011.</ref><br>
-From: 'Lancaut - Lanercost-Abbey', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 17-20. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51090 Date accessed: 26 March 2011.<br>
+Benefieldside, Billingside, Collierly Pontop, Conside and Knitsley, Cornsay, Esk, Ebchester, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Iveston, Kyo Laws, Lanchester, Langley, Medomsley, Muggleswick, Satley, Tanfield. To these were added subsequently in 1894-6 Craghead, Knitsley, South Moor, Oxhill, Stanley.
-Benefieldside, Billingside, Collierly Pontop, Conside and Knitsley, Cornsay, Esk, Ebchester, Greencroft, Healeyfield, Hedleyhope, Iveston, Kyo Laws, Lanchester , Langley, Medomsley, Muggleswick, Satley, Tanfield . To these were added subsequently in 1894-6 Craghead , Knitsley , South Moor , Oxhill , Stanley.
+*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk The Workhouse]
+*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Lanchester/ Lanchester, Durham Workhouse]
-See Also<br>
-http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dur/county_durham_workhouses.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]&nbsp;and
-http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Lanchester/Lanchester.shtml<br>
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 [[Benfieldside, Durham]] [[Collierley, Durham]] [[Ebchester, Durham]] [[Esh, Durham]] [[Lanchester, Durham]] [[Medomsley, Durham]] [[Muggleswick, Durham]] [[Satley, Durham]] [[Tanfield, Durham]]
-[[Category:Poor_Law_Unions_in_Durham]] [[Category:Durham]]
+[[Category:Durham Poor_Law_Unions]] [[Category:Durham Poor Law Unions]]