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ULVERSTON UNION

Catalogue reference: BT/HOS/UU

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This record is about the ULVERSTON UNION.

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Reference
BT/HOS/UU
Title
ULVERSTON UNION
Held by
Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Ulverston Union</corpname>
Physical description
4 boxes
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Some documents are subject to restricted access - 100 years

Immediate source of acquisition

Records deposited on 31 July 1980, 27 May 1981 and 24 March 1982.

Administrative / biographical background

The Ulverston Poor Law Union was formed in 1836 and initially covered all towns and villages in the Furness area. A new workhouse (which later became the Stanley Hospital) was built in 1838. Barrow formed a separate union from 1876.

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ULVERSTON UNION