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Records of Church Stretton Poor Law Union

Catalogue reference: PL4

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This record is about the Records of Church Stretton Poor Law Union dating from 1836-1939.

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Reference
PL4
Title
Records of Church Stretton Poor Law Union
Date
1836-1939
Held by
Shropshire Archives
Former department reference
Former SRO bundle numbers and reference numbers are given below the description of each item.
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Church Stretton Poor Law Union, 1836 - 1930</corpname>
Administrative / biographical background

Formed in 1836 following the Poor Law Amendment Act. The workhouse was built in 1838 in Church Stretton. The functions of the Union were taken over by the County Council in 1930.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d6817edd-f0b4-4814-8ccc-feeb6872c668/

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Records of Church Stretton Poor Law Union