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 Although many deterrent workhouses developed in the period after the New Poor Law, some had already been built under the existing system. This workhouse in Nantwich, Cheshire dates from 1780. |
The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief which existed in England and Wales that developed out of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws before being codified in 1587–98. The Poor Law system was in existence until the emergence of the modern welfare state after the Second World War.
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| History/chronology of poor law, transcripts of mai... History/chronology of poor law, transcripts of main Acts, much on workhouses, unions etc. www.workhouses.org.uk - Web |
| Article on the Poor Laws from EH.NET's Encyclopedi... Article on the Poor Laws from EH.NET's Encyclopedia eh.net/encyclopedia/article/boyer.poor.laws.england - Web |
| Annotated text of an Act of 1598 of which the 1601... Annotated text of an Act of 1598 of which the 1601 Act was a revision (scroll down to (H)) www.constitution.org/sech/sech_081.htm - Web |
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| Report of the Royal Poor Law Commission 1834 Report of the Royal Poor Law Commission 1834 econlib.org/library/YPDBooks/Reports/rptPLC.html - Web |
| Workhouse records on The National Archives' websit... Workhouse records on The National Archives' website. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp - Web |
| Poor Law Poor Law 51.1911encyclopedia.org/P/PO/POOR_LAW.htm - Web |
| Poor Law Unions at visionofbritain.org.uk Poor Law Unions at visionofbritain.org.uk www.visionofbritain.org.uk/.../status_page.jsp?unit_status=PLU - Web |
| List of Poor Law Unions in England List of Poor Law Unions in England users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/UnionsEngland.html - Web |
| The Union Workhouse The Union Workhouse www.judandk.force9.co.uk/workhouse.html - Web |
| The Poor Law at a Web of English History The Poor Law at a Web of English History dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/adw03/peel/pltopic.htm - Web |
| British Social Policy 1601–1948 British Social Policy 1601–1948 www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/historyf.htm - Web |
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| Poor Law research guide Poor Law research guide www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/.../RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=167 - Web |
| Southwell Workhouse – National Trust Southwell Workhouse – National Trust www.nationaltrust.org.uk/workhouse/ - Web |
| Workhouse – The Story of Workhouses Workhouse – The Story of Workhouses users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/ - Web |
| Connected Histories Connected Histories www.connectedhistories.org/.../Search_results.aspx?dtf=1500-01-01&dtt=1899-12-31&kw=%22poor+law%22 - Web |
