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The union comprises 19 parishes or townships, containing a population of 19,500 persons. | 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.<br> | 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.<br> | ||
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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