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==History== | == History == | ||
The Easington Union Workhouse was sited in Easington in 1837. Modern Council buildings now stand on the site.<br> | |||
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> | |||
See also<br> | |||
http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dur/easington_workhouse.htm<br> | |||
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Easington/Easington.shtml<br> | |||
==Parishes in the Union== | ==Parishes in the Union== | ||
[[Castle Eden, Durham]]<br>[[Dalton le Dale, Durham]]<br>[[Easington, Durham]]<br>[[Kelloe, Durham]]<br>[[Monk Hesleden, Durham]]<br>[[Seaham, Durham]]<br>[[Seaham Harbour, Durham]]<br>[[Thornley, Durham]]<br>[[Wingate Grange, Durham]]<br><br> | [[Castle Eden, Durham]]<br>[[Dalton le Dale, Durham]]<br>[[Easington, Durham]]<br>[[Kelloe, Durham]]<br>[[Monk Hesleden, Durham]]<br>[[Seaham, Durham]]<br>[[Seaham Harbour, Durham]]<br>[[Thornley, Durham]]<br>[[Wingate Grange, Durham]]<br><br> | ||