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== History  ==

The Ledbury Poor Law Union formed on 2 June 1836 and a Union workhouse was built on Union Lane (later Orchard Lane) to the north west of the town. <br> 

For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: [http://workhouses.org.uk/ www.workhouses.org.uk] and [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Ledbury/+ Ledbury Workhouse]

== Parishes in the Union  ==

[[Ashperton, Herefordshire]] [[Aylton, Herefordshire]] [[Bosbury, Herefordshire]] [[Canon Frome, Herefordshire]] [[Castle Frome, Herefordshire]] [[Coddington, Herefordshire]] [[Colwall, Herefordshire]] [[Donnington, Herefordshire]] [[Eastnor, Herefordshire]] [[Ledbury, Herefordshire]] [[Little Marcle, Herefordshire]] [[Mathon, Worcestershire]] [[Much Marcle, Herefordshire]] [[Munsley, Herefordshire]] [[Pixley, Herefordshire]] [[Putley, Herefordshire]] [[Stretton Grandison, Herefordshire]] [[Tarrington, Herefordshire]] [[Wellington Heath, Herefordshire]] [[Woolhope, Herefordshire]] [[Yarkhill, Herefordshire]]

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