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Huntingdon Union
Huntingdon Union Workhouse was erected
at Great Stukeley 1836-1837 from designs
by Architect Sampson Kempthorne.
The Times reported on 16th April 1836
that there were disturbances at
Huntingdon Workhouse relating to
opposition to the implementation of the
Poor Law Amendment Act.
Parishes which constitute the Union:
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Alconbury
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Alconbury Weston
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Barham
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Brampton
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Buckworth
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Conington
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Coppingford
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Easton
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Ellington
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Steeple Gidding
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Godmanchester
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Hamerton
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Hartford
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Huntingdon All Saints
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Huntingdon St Benedict
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Huntingdon St John
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Huntingdon St Mary
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Leighton
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Ramsey
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Great Raveley
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Little Raveley
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Abbots Ripton
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Kings Ripton
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Sawtry All Saints
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Sawtry St Andrew
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Sawtry St Judith
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Spaldwick
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Great Stukeley
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Little Stukeley
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Upton
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Upwood
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Wood Walton
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Woolley
Inmates
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Workhouses, List of those visited in
1867 With Name of the Workhouse and
numbers of insane, idiotic,
and imbecile inmates. |
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WORKHOUSE |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL |
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Huntingdon |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Source: 22nd Report of the
Commissioners in Lunacy to the Lord
Chancellor. Submitted by Alan
Longbottom. |
Records
Record Office
Grammar School Walk
HUNTINGDON
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3LF
Telephone:-
U.K. 01480 375842
Overseas +44 1480 375842
The Norris Museum
and Library
The Broadway
St. Ives
HUNTINGDON
Cambridgeshire
PE27 5BX
Telephone:-
U.K. 01480 497314
Overseas +44 1480 497314
Link to Genuki page for Huntingdonshire
Poor Law Unions
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/
Poor law records
held for Huntingdonshire Unions.
http://netwn1.camcnty.gov.uk/huntheritage/work.htm
Page updated
March 11, 2008
by Rossbret
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Huntingdon