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Where were the workhouses built in Powys ? |
Glossary
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1834 Poor Law Unions
were created and each union was required
to build a workhouse. Unions were groups of parishes that joined together to try and reduce the cost of caring for the poor. |
Parish - an area having its own church and vicar. | |
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The old counties of Breconshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, which now make up the county of Powys were split into a number of Poor Law Unions. These are shown in the map . The circles on the map show where the workhouses were built. |
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On
the image click on each Union for more information on
each workhouse. (There
are no links to Kington, Llandovery,
and Pontardawe because these were run from beyond the county borders.)