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Records of the Swaffham Poor Law Union

Catalogue reference: C/GP 16

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This record is about the Records of the Swaffham Poor Law Union dating from 1835 - 1948.

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Reference
C/GP 16
Title
Records of the Swaffham Poor Law Union
Date
1835 - 1948
Description

The following parishes comprise the union:

Ashill

Beachamwell

Bodney

Bradenham East

Bradenham West

Buckenham Tofts

Caldecote

Cockley Cley

Colvestone

Gressingham Great

Gressingham Little

Didlington

Foulden

Gooderstone

Hilborough

Holme Hale

Houghton on the Hill

Ickborough

Langford

Narborough

Narford

Necton

Newton by Castleacre

Oxburgh

Pickenham, North

Pickenham, South

Saham Toney

Shingham

Southacre

Sporle with Palgrave

Stanford

Swaffham

Threxton

Related material

<p>For records of Guardians Committee No. 11 (including administration of Thetford Public Assistance Institution, Thetford Children's Home, Attleborough Infirmary and boarding - out of children) see C/GC 11</p>

Held by
Norfolk Record Office
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Swaffham Poor Law Union</corpname>
Physical description
141
Immediate source of acquisition

Records received by the Norfolk Record Office on 3 August 1976 (C/GP 16/38A 67, 118-140), 7 July 1978 (C/GP 16/141) and on unknown dates.

Physical condition
files
Administrative / biographical background

Swaffham Union was incorporated under the terms of the 1834 Act. The union workhouse was built at Swaffham in 1836

Swaffham Union Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 11 in 1930.

Copies information

C/GP 16/39-44, 102 122 & 123

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/197fe4b5-a11e-4e56-b56c-472e86d0c403/

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Records of the Swaffham Poor Law Union