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Records of the East and West Flegg Poor Law Union
Catalogue reference: C/GP 7
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This record is about the Records of the East and West Flegg Poor Law Union dating from 1775 - 1948.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C/GP 7
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the East and West Flegg Poor Law Union
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1775 - 1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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The following parishes comprised the union:
Ashby with Oby
Billockby
Burgh St. Margaret & St. Mary
Caistor
Clippsby
Filby
Hemsby
Martham
Mautby
Ormsby St. Margaret with Scratby
Ormsby St. Michael
Repps cum Bastwick
Rollesby
Runham
Somerton East
Somerton West
Stokesby with Herringby
Thurne
Tringby
Winterton
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>For records of this body (including administration of Lingwood Public Assistance Institution and boarding - out of children) see C/GC 3</p>
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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>East and West Flegg Poor Law Union</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 36 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 19 November 1968 (C/GP7/2) and 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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This union was incorporated under the terms of An act for the better relief and employment of the poor within the hundreds of East and West Flegg 15 Geo III, cap. 13. 1775 A House of Industry was erected at Rollesby in the following year and was subsequently enlarged in 1818 and 1834. According to White's Directory of Norfolk, 1845 "The dietary system now in use has been introduced by the Poor Law Commissioners who have here no further authority than the New Poor Law gives them in similar incorporations".
East and West Flegg Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 3 in 1930.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
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C/GP7/1-11 are available on microform.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f33c8221-9540-4ea7-a908-3bddd1524537/
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Records of the East and West Flegg Poor Law Union