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Records of Cleobury Mortimer Poor Law Union
Catalogue reference: PL5
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This record is about the Records of Cleobury Mortimer Poor Law Union dating from 19th-20th Centuries.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PL5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of Cleobury Mortimer Poor Law Union
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Date (When the record was created)
- 19th-20th Centuries
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Shropshire Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Cleobury Mortimer Poor Law Union, 1836-1930</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 sub-fonds
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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This Union was set up in 1836 as a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act. The workhouse was located about 1/4 mile from the town centre. In 1930 the Union's functions were taken over by the County Council.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9ea5d3e0-51cd-4f88-8ba7-ff16570f0084/
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Records of Cleobury Mortimer Poor Law Union