Bellingham Poor Law Union, Northumberland Genealogy
History[edit | edit source]
The poor law union of Bellingham comprises thirty-seven parishes and places, and contains a population of 7462.
From: 'Bellasis - Bemerton', Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 203-207. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50791 Date accessed: 14 March 2011.
See also http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/nhmbd/bellingham_workhouse.htm
For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk and
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Bellingham/Bellingham.shtml
Parishes in the Union[edit | edit source]
Bellingham, Northumberland Genealogy
Birtley, Northumberland Genealogy
Corsenside, Northumberland Genealogy
Falstone, Northumberland Genealogy
Greystead, Northumberland Genealogy
Kirkharle, Northumberland Genealogy
Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland Genealogy
Ramshope, Northumberland Genealogy
Thockrington, Northumberland Genealogy
Wark, Northumberland Genealogy
