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Mitford and Launditch Incorporation 1775 - 1835
Incorporation history
- 1775 - Mitford and Launditch Incorporation was formed by an Act of Parliament.
- Originally site was called Chapel Farm.
- 1777 - Opened 7th July - House of Industry at Gressenhall, East Dereham, NR30 4DR, [Map reference is TF974170].
- 1785 - Burials started in the area now covered by the orchard.
- 1834 - Farm renamed "Union Farm".
- 1835 - Mitford and Launditch Incorporation dissolved.
- Description is in Whites 1845 directory.
- c. 1835 - Became Mitford and Launditch Union
Except where indicated all the parishes joined this Incorporation c.1775. After 1835 these parishes moved as shown :-
Notes
- 1. (*) indicates a workhouse at East Dereham before it joined (and after it left) the Union. See the Workhouses before 1834 page for further details.
Books
- Reid, Andy
- The Union Workhouse
[ISBN: 0-85033-914-6: Phillimore, 1994] - Pope, Stephen
- Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse: A History of the Buildings and the People Who Lived and Worked in Them
[ISBN: 0-94614-874-0: Poppyland Publishing, 2006] - Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service
- Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse: History and Guide
[ISBN: 0-903101-76-9: Jarrold, 2007]
Poor Law Records - Images
Online images of some poor law registers, admissions books etc. from 1796 to 1900 are available at the
- LDS familysearch website https://www.familysearch.org/ (UK+Ireland records section)
- Go down the "Historical Record Collections"
- Select Title - "England, Norfolk Poor Law Union Records, 1796-1900"
- Select "Browse through xxx images"
- Under County pick - "Norfolk"
- Under Poor Law Union select the "Required Union"
- Records are under headings such as "District, Workhouse & Unknown etc."
- Alternatively use a search engine for "familysearch" "Norfolk Poor Law Union Records"
Other Websites
Acts, descriptions, maps, some pictures etc. can be found at :-
www.workhouses.org.uk (The Story of Workhouses).
Further information can be found:
- about locations in the Towns and Parishes pages.
- about which hundred a parish occurs in.
See also the Poor Law page and the Post 1834 Unions page
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Copyright © Mike Bristow.
June 2016