workhouses.org.uk
Online history of the workhouse and English Poor Law by Peter Higginbotham, with workhouse listings by county
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About workhouses.org.uk
This is an online history resource on the workhouse and the Poor Laws, authored by Peter Higginbotham. It covers the Old and New Poor Law, Poor Law Acts (full text), and the end of the workhouse system.
Content is organised by topic and by location, with lists of early workhouses, parish workhouses and English Poor Law Unions, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, arranged by county. Content is copyright Peter Higginbotham and may not be republished without permission.
Product: Free online historical reference on the workhouse, the Poor Laws and workhouse locations.
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