Easington, Durham Poor Law Union: Difference between revisions

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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.

For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk and

Parishes in the Union

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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>
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 http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/dur/easington_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
 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>
-[[Category:Poor Law Unions in Durham]]  [[Category: Durham]]
+[[Category:Poor_Law_Unions_in_Durham]] [[Category:Durham]]