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Southwell Union

Southwell Union comprises 60 parishes and townships. The union Workhouse is pleasantly situated at Upton, and was built in 1824, for 49 parishes associated under Gilbert's Act, at a cost of £6,596, including 10 acres of land, of which six acres have been resold. The present Union contains 112,110 acres of land, with a population of 25,674 souls, and is divided into 10 medical districts:

  1. Southwell and the Workhouse. Mr J.B. Warwick, Southwell.
  2. Upton, Staythorpe, Morton, Rolleston, Fiskerton and Halloughton. Mr Calvert, Southwell.
  3. Halam, Edingley, Farnsfield, Kirklington, Winkburn, Maplebeck, Bilsthorpe and Hockerton. Mr Swann, Farnsfield.
  4. Thurgarton, Hoveringham, Caythorpe, Bulcote, Gunthorpe, Lowdham, Oxton, Epperstone, Gonalston and Bleasby. Mr Day, Lowdham.
  5. Stoke, Syerstone, Elston and Thorpe. Mr Smith, Newark.
  6. Caunton, Muskham North & South, Bathley, Holme, Kelham and Averham. Mr R.H.Smith, Newark.
  7. Weston, Grassthorpe, Sutton Carlton, Norwell, Norwell Woodhouse, Ossington and Cromwell. Mr Gilby, Sutton-on-Trent.
  8. Laxton and Egmanton. Mr Whittington, Tuxford.
  9. Kersall, Kneesall, Ompton, Wellow, Rufford and Eakring. Mr Lilly, Ollerton
  10. Bodby, Clipstone, Edwinstowe, Ollerton, Kirton, Perlethorpe, Walesby and Boughton. Mr Lilly, Ollerton.
     

Chairman: W.H. Barrow Esq., M.P.

Vice-chairman: W.J. Gregory Esq.

Chaplain: Rev. Frederick Powell

Master of the Workhouse and Matron: Mr John and Mrs S. Taylor

Auditor: William Power Esq.

Clerk to the Board of Guardians, who meet every other Tuesday: Mr Thomas Martriott, who is also Superintendant Registrar

Registrar of Marriages: Mr William Jones, for the whole Union

Registrar of Births and Deaths: John Turtle, Kneesal, for the North Division, and Thomas Pawson, Southwell, for the South Division

Relieving Officers: Thomas Pawson, for the South Division, and George Saxilby for the north Division.

White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853

[Last updated: Thursday 2nd October 1997 - Clive Henly]

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