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Records of the Guiltcross Poor Law Union

Catalogue reference: C/GP 10

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This record is about the Records of the Guiltcross Poor Law Union dating from 1836 - 1945.

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Reference
C/GP 10
Title
Records of the Guiltcross Poor Law Union
Date
1836 - 1945
Description

The union consisted of the following parishes:

Banham

Blo Norton

Bressingham

Bridgham

Buckenham, New

Buckenham, Old

Eccles

Fersfield

Garboldisham

Gasthorpe

Harling, East

Harling, West

Kenninghall, (to Wayland Union, 1902)

Lopham, North

Lopham, South (to Thetford Union, 1902)

Quidenham

Riddlesworth

Royden (to Depwade Union, 1902)

Shelfanger

Wilby

Winfarthing

Related material

<p>[Local Government Board orders, inc. re setting up of Parish Council and dissolution of the Guiltcross Union, 1894-1903, can be found amongst the records of Bressingham Parish Council, PC 25/60]</p>

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

Records received by the Norfolk Record Office on an unknown date.

Administrative / biographical background

Guiltcross Union was formed in 1835 under the terms of the 1834 Act, and the Union Workhouse was built at Kenninghall in 1836. The union was abolished in March 1902 (see PC 25/60) and its constituent parishes transferred to Depwade, Thetford and Wayland Unions.

Copies information

C/GP 10/2-11, 12(part only) are available on microform.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/396e2522-a94d-4d93-ab62-e41a37b1601d/

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Records of the Guiltcross Poor Law Union