Workhouses of Wales and the Welsh Borders
"I certainly will be keeping the book to hand and recommend it to those who already have already have an interest in the Poor Law and workhouses in England and Wales, or would like to further their research."
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A survey in 1776 recorded almost 2,000 parish workhouses operating in England, while the number in Wales was just nineteen. The New Poor Law of 1834 proved equally unattractive in much of Wales - some parts of the country resisted providing a workhouse until the 1870s, with Rhayader in Radnorshire being the last area in the whole of England and Wales to do so. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- The History Press Ltd
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780750999786
- Utgivelsesår
- 2022
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"I certainly will be keeping the book to hand and recommend it to those who already have already have an interest in the Poor Law and workhouses in England and Wales, or would like to further their research."
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine