Belper Poor Law Union, Derbyshire Genealogy
History[edit | edit source]
The union of Belper comprises 35 parishes and places, and contains a population of 46,235.[1]
For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's website: www.workhouses.org.uk and Belper Workhouse
Parishes in the Union
Alderwasley, Derbyshire Genealogy Alfreton, Derbyshire Genealogy Allestree, Derbyshire Genealogy Belper, Derbyshire Genealogy Bridge Hill, Derbyshire Genealogy Crich, Derbyshire Genealogy Denby, Derbyshire Genealogy Dethick Lea and Halloway, Derbyshire Genealogy Duffield, Derbyshire Genealogy Hazlewood, Derbyshire Genealogy Heage, Derbyshire Genealogy Holbrook, Derbyshire Genealogy Horsley, Derbyshire Genealogy Ironville, Derbyshire Genealogy Kedleston, Derbyshire Genealogy Kirk Langley, Derbyshire Genealogy Mackworth, Derbyshire Genealogy Milford, Derbyshire Genealogy Morley, Derbyshire Genealogy Muggington, Derbyshire Genealogy Pentrich, Derbyshire Genealogy Quarndon, Derbyshire Genealogy Riddings, Derbyshire Genealogy Ripley, Derbyshire Genealogy Smalley, Derbyshire Genealogy South Wingfield, Derbyshire Genealogy Turnditch, Derbyshire Genealogy Wirksworth, Derbyshire Genealogy
Later additions Swanwick, Derbyshire Genealogy Wessington, Derbyshire Genealogy
- ↑ Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 203-207. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50791 Date accessed: 20 March 2011.
