Lunesdale Poor Law Union,Lancashire

History
The Lunesdale Poor Law Union came into being to accommodate the ending of the Caton_Gilbert_Union,Lancashire in 1869 The new Lunesdale Union workhouse was erected at a site to the south of Hornby in 1872. When the union was ended the buildings were used as offices and later developed into private residential accommodation.

Constituent Parishes
The new union included the following constituent Parishes

Arkholme-with-Cawood, Borwick, Burrow-with-Burrow, Cantsfield, Caton_with_Littledale,_Lancashire, Claughton,_Lancashire, Farleton,  Gressingham,_Lancashire,  Halton,_Lancashire,  Hornby,_Lancashire, Ireby,  Leck,_Lancashire, Melling-with-Wrayton see Melling,_Lancashire, Nether Kellet, Over_Kellet,_Lancashire,  Quernmore,_Lancashire, Roeburndale ,  Tatham_Fells,_Lancashire Tatham,_Lancashire,  Tunstal,_Lancashire, Wennington,  Whittington,_Lancashire,  Wray,_Lancashire.

Records
• Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2RE. Few records survive — holdings include Guardians' minutes (1869-1900).

Websites
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Lunesdale/Lunesdale.shtml