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West Ashford Union Workhouse
The Board of Guardians meet every alternate Wednesday at the Workhouse at
Westwell, at 12 o'clock. The population of the Union in 1901 was 20,559, area
42,340 acres and rateable value in 1902 £128,756
The Union comprises the following parishes:- Ashford, Bethersden, Charing,
Egerton, Great Chart, Hothfield, Kingsnorth, Little Chart,
Pluckley-cum-Pevington, Shadoxhurst, Smarden and Westwell.
| Chairman of the Board of Guardians |
J. Batchelor |
| Clerk to the Guardians and Assessment Committee |
George Langley |
| Treasurer |
W. F. B. Jemmett |
Relieving Officer and Collector to the Guardians.
No. 1 District |
John Herbert Benchley |
Relieving Officer and Collector to the Guardians.
No. 1 District |
George Galloway Taylor |
| Superintendent Registrar |
Charles Norwood |
The Workhouse, Westwell, renovated in 1902 at a cost of £5,000 is a
structure of brick, available for 240 inmates and containing an infirmary for 60
patients and a school for 33 Children.
| Charles William Langley |
Workhouse Master |
| Mrs Elizabeth Langley |
Workhouse Matron |
| Mrs Amy Mary Ann White |
School Mistress |
| Rev. Henry H. D'ombrain |
Chaplain |
| Claude Martin Vernon |
Medical Officer |
Page updated August 06, 2007
by Rossbret
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Ashford West