Southwell Poor Law Union,Nottinghamshire

History
Southwell Poor Law Union was formed on 25 April 1836 and replaced the earlier Southwell parish and Thurgarton Incorporation workhouses.

For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk

Parishes in the Union
Averham with Kelham, Nottinghamshire Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire Bleasby, Nottinghamshire Bulcote, Nottinghamshire Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire Caunton, Nottinghamshire Cromwell, Nottinghamshire Eakring, Nottinghamshire East Stoke, Nottinghamshire Edingley, Nottinghamshire Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire Egmanton, Nottinghamshire Elston, Nottinghamshire Epperstone, Nottinghamshire Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire Gonalston, Nottinghamshire Halam, Nottinghamshire Halloughton, Nottinghamshire Hockerton, Nottinghamshire Kirklington, Nottinghamshire Kirton, Nottinghamshire Kneesall, Nottinghamshire Laxton, Nottinghamshire Lowdham with Gunthorpe and Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire Meering, Nottinghamshire Morton, Nottinghamshire North Muskham, Nottinghamshire Norwell, Nottinghamshire Ollerton, Nottinghamshire Ossington, Nottinghamshire Oxton, Nottinghamshire Park Leys, Nottinghamshire Perlethorpe, Nottinghamshire Rolleston, Nottinghamshire Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire South Muskham, Nottinghamshire Southwell, Nottinghamshire Southwell Holy Trinity, Nottinghamshire Sutton on Trent, Nottinghamshire Syerston, Nottinghamshire Thorpe, Nottinghamshire Thurgarton with Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire Upton, Nottinghamshire Walesby, Nottinghamshire Wellow, Nottinghamshire Weston, Nottinghamshire Winkburn, Nottinghamshire