Morpeth Poor Law Union, Northumberland Genealogy

History

The poor-law union of Morpeth comprises 72 parishes or places, of which 71 are in the county of Northumberland, and one in that of Durham; the whole containing a population of 14,995.From: 'Morley - Morton-upon-Lug', Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 345-350. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51160 Date accessed: 10 March 2011.

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/Morpeth/l

Parishes in the Union

Bedlington, Northumberland Genealogy Bothal, Northumberland Genealogy Cambo, Northumberland Genealogy Cresswell, Northumberland Genealogy Hartburn St Andrew, Northumberland Genealogy Hebburn, Northumberland Genealogy Longhorsley, Northumberland Genealogy Meldon, Northumberland Genealogy Mitford, Northumberland Genealogy Morpeth, Northumberland Genealogy Netherwitton, Northumberland Genealogy Rivergreen, Northumberland Genealogy Ulgham, Northumberland Genealogy Widdrington, Northumberland Genealogy Woodhorn, Northumberland Genealogy