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Chipping Sodbury Workhouse
The Board of Guardians meet every alternate Wednesday at the
Board Room, Union Workhouse, Yate at 11.30am
The Union comprises the following parishes;
Acton Turville, Alderley, Chipping Sodbury, Cold Ashton, Dirham & Hinton,
Dodington, Doynton, Frampton Cotterell, Great Badminton, Hawkesbury, Horton,
Iron Acton, Little Sodbury, Marshfield, Old Sodbury, Pucklechurch, Tormarton,
Wapley-cum-Codrington, West Littleton, Westerleigh, Wick & Abson, Wickwar
and Yate.
The area is 63,284 acres, assessable value in 1901 £80,446 and population in
1891 was 16,795 and in 1901 was 17,612.
| Chairman of the Board of Guardians |
Sir Gerald William Hy. Codrington, bart |
| Clerk to the Guardians and Assessment
Committee, also Superintendent Registrar |
John Dennis Brookes Trenfield, solicitor. |
| Treasurer |
Robert Shapley |
Relieving Officer -
1st District |
Harry Hatherall |
Relieving Officer -
2nd District |
William Higgs |
The workhouse, at Yate, is a building of stone, erected in
1834 and will hold 280 inmates.
| Workhouse Master |
Alfred Petherick |
| Workhouse Matron |
Miss Helena Petherick |
| Medical Officer |
Alfred Grace |
| Chaplain |
Rev. Richard Stevens |
Records
Gloucester Record Office
Clarence Row
Alvin Street
GLOUCESTER
GL1 3DW
Tel:- 01452 425295
Page updated August 06, 2007
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