Warwick , Warwickshire Poor Law Union

History
A parliamentary report of 1777 recorded parish workhouses in operation at Warwick St Mary's for up to 89 inmates, and at Warwick St Nicholas for up to 44.

By 1835, Leamington had premises on Court Street with Richard Dunsby as master

Warwick Poor Law Union was formed on 29th June 1836. It had 34 constituent parishes :

County of Warwick: Ashow, Baginton, Barford, Beausale, Bishop's Tachbrook and Tachbrook Mallory, Bubbenhall, Budbrooke, Cubbington, Eathorpe, Haseley, Hatton, Honiley, Hunningham, Kenilworth, Leamington Priors , Leek Wootton, Lillington, Milverton, Norton Lindsey, Offchurch, Pinley, Radford Semele, Rowington , Sherbourne, Shrewley, Stivichall, Stoneleigh , Wappenbury, Warwick St Mary , Warwick St Nicholas , Wasperton, Weston under Wetherley, Whitnash, Wroxall. Later Additions: Blackdown (from 1894), Guy's Cliffe (from 1862).

Records

 * Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick CV34 4JS. Holdings include: Guardians' minute books (1836-1930); Accounts (1836-1930); Admissions (1914-37); Creed registers (1879-84, 1910-13); Vaccination registers (1855-1917); Register of lunatics (1918-22)

Links
• BMJ Report on Warwick Workhouse and Infirmary, 1895