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Helmsley Poor Law Union and Workhouse
Helmsley Poor Law Union was declared 24th January 1837 and the new Union
Workhouse erected 1859 from designs by John and William Atkinson, architects.
Workhouse, a building of stone, erected for 65 inmates, Robert LECKENBY, master;
Joseph Francis PORTER B.A., M.D., Medical Officer; Mrs LECKENBY, matron.
Helmsley Union has 25 parishes/townships, and a population in 1901 of 5,176.
Source: Submitted by Andy Kerridge from
Kelly's Directory 1909
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Page updated 06 August, 2007
by Rossbret
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Helmsley