Westbury-on-Severn Poor Law Union and Workhouse (General)

by admin , Forest of Dean, Sunday, October 01, 2006, 14:48 (6620 days ago) @ willow

Take a look the following page:
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/WestburyOnSevern/WestburyOnSevern.shtml

Westbury-on-Severn Poor Law Union was formed on 28th September 1835. Its
operation was overseen by an elected Board of Guardians, 18 in number,
representing its 13 constituent parishes as listed below (figures in brackets
indicate numbers of Guardians if more than one):

County of Gloucester: Abinghall, Awre (2), Blaisdon, Bulley, Churcham, Flaxley,
Huntley, Littledean, Longhope (2), Minsterworth, Mitcheldean, Newnham (2),
Westbury (3).

Later Addition: Hinders Lane and Dockham (1858-84).