Henstead Poor Law Union, Norfolk Genealogy

Parishes

The Union consisted of the following parishes:  Arminghall, Norfolk Genealogy,  Bixley, Norfolk Genealogy,  Bracon Ash, Norfolk Genealogy, Bramerton, Norfolk Genealogy,  Caister St Edmund with Markshall, Norfolk Genealogy,  East Carleton, Norfolk Genealogy,  Colney, Norfolk Genealogy,  Cringleford, Norfolk Genealogy, Dunston, Norfolk Genealogy,  Flordon, Norfolk Genealogy,  Framingham Earl, Norfolk Genealogy,  Framingham Pigot, Norfolk Genealogy,  Hethel, Norfolk Genealogy,  Hethersett, Norfolk Genealogy, Holverstone, Norfolk Genealogy , Intwood, Norfolk Genealogy,  Keswick, Norfolk Genealogy,  Ketteringham, Norfolk Genealogy , Kirby Bedon, Norfolk Genealogy, Mattishall Heath (Markshall) ,  Great Melton, Norfolk Genealogy, Little Melton, Norfolk Genealogy,  Mulbarton, Norfolk Genealogy,  Newton Flotman, Norfolk Genealogy,  Poringland, Norfolk Genealogy,  Rockland St Mary, Norfolk Genealogy,  Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk Genealogy, Saxlingham Thorpe see Saxlingham, Norfolk Genealogy, Shotesham All Saints ,  Shotesham St Mary, Norfolk Genealogy,  Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk Genealogy,  Surlingham, Norfolk Genealogy,  Swainsthorpe, Norfolk Genealogy,  Swardeston, Norfolk Genealogy, Trowse Newton , Whitlingham ,  Wreningham, Norfolk Genealogy.

Records

Norfolk Record Office reference C/GP 11
Records of the Henstead Poor Law Union
Date 1835-1948
Extent 119 pieces

Henstead Union was incorporated under the 1834 Act. The union workhouse was built at Swainsthorpe in 1835. Henstead Union Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 5 in 1930. In 1948 Swainsthorpe Institution was taken over by the central government and administered as the The Vale Hospital Swainsthorpe.
Acquisition Received by the Norfolk Record Office on an unknown date.
Copies C/GP 11/1-11 are on microform.
RelatedMaterial For records of this body (including administration of Swainsthorpe and Wicklewood Public Assistance Institutions and boarding-out of children), see C/GC 5. For records of this hospital see Public Records H 5.