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Record of the Erpingham Poor Law Union

Catalogue reference: C/GP 6

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This record is about the Record of the Erpingham Poor Law Union dating from 1836-1955.

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Reference
C/GP 6
Title
Record of the Erpingham Poor Law Union
Date
1836-1955
Description

The union consisted of the following parishes:

Aldborough, Sheringham Incorporation

Antingham

Aylmerton

Baconsthorpe

Barningham Norwood

Barningham Winter

Beckham East

Beckham West

Beeston Regis

Bessingham

Bodham

Briston

Cley next the Sea

Cromer Sheringham Incorporation

Edgefield

Felbrigg

Gimingham

Glandford with Bayfield

Gresham

Gunton

Hanworth

Hempstead

Holt

Hunworth

Kelling

Knapton, Gimingham Incorporation

Letheringsett

Matlaske

Metton

Mundesley

Overstrand, Gimingham Incorporation

Plumstead

Repps North

Repps South

Roughton

Runton

Salthouse

Sheringham

Sidestrand

Stody

Suffield

Sustead

Thornage

Thorpe Market

Thurgarton

Trimingham

Trunch

Walsham, North to 24 Mar. 1884

Weybourne

Related material

<p>For records of this body (including administration of West Beckham Public Assistance Institution, Gresham Children's Home and out - relief) see C/GC 1</p>

Held by
Norfolk Record Office
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Erpingham Poor Law Union</corpname>
Physical description
211 Files
Immediate source of acquisition

Records received by the Norfolk Record office on unknown dates

Administrative / biographical background

Nine parishes had an incorporated House of Industry at Gimingham and nine had one at Sheringham, both built in 1805. These became the workhouses of the Erpingham Union as incorporated under the 1834 Act.

Workhouse at West Beckham after 1834

Erpingham Union Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 1 in 1930.

Copies information

C/GP 6/1 - 9 are available on microform

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1475da7d-6fe4-4d37-8569-890cad62cc58/

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Record of the Erpingham Poor Law Union