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Records of the Henstead Poor Law Union
Catalogue reference: C/GP 11
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This record is about the Records of the Henstead Poor Law Union dating from 1835 - 1948.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C/GP 11
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Henstead Poor Law Union
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835 - 1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Union consisted of the following parishes:
Arminghall
Bixley
Bracon Ash
Bramerton
Caistor St. Edmund
Carleton East
Colney
Cringleford
Dunston
Flordon
Framingham Earl
Framingham Pigot
Hethel
Hethersett
Holverston
Intwood
Keswick
Ketteringham
Kirby Bedon
Mattishall Heath (Markshall)
Melton Magna
Melton Parva
Mulbarton
Newton Flotman
Poringland
Rockland St. Mary
Saxlingham Nethergate
Saxlingham Thorpe
Shotesham All Saints
Shotesham St. Mary & St. Martin
Stoke Holy Cross
Surlingham
Swainsthorpe
Swardeston
Trowse Newton
Whitlingham
Wreningham
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<span class="wrapper"><p>For records of this body (including administration of Swainsthorpe and Wicklewood Public Assistance Institutions and boarding - out of children) see C/GC 5</p> <p>For records of this hospital see Public Records H5.</p></span>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Norfolk Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Henstead Poor Law Union</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 119 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Records received by the Norfolk Record Office on an unknown date.
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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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Henstead Union was incorporated under the 1834 Act. The union workhouse was built at Swainsthorpe in 1835
Henstead Union Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 5 in 1930.
In 1948 Swainsthorpe Institution was taken over by the central government and administered as the The Vale Hospital Swainsthorpe.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
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C/GP 11/1-11,
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/dc4b55df-1c63-4924-ae8f-776d2d643704/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Norfolk Record Office
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Records of the Henstead Poor Law Union