Hexham Poor Law Union

THE HEXHAM POOR LAW UNION comprehends seventy-five parishes and townships,embracinganarea of 198,586 statute acres, and a population in 1851, of 30,436 souls. The parshes and townships are Acomb (East), Acomb (West), Allendale, Anick, Anick Grange, Apperley, Ayden, Ayden Castle, Barrasford, Bearl, Bingfield, Black Carts and Rye Hill, Blancbland, Broomhaugh, Broomley, Bywell St. Andrew, Bywell St. Peter, Chollerton, Clarewood, Cocklaw, Colwell and Swinburn, Corbridge, Dilston, Duker's Hagg, Eltringham, Espershields, Fallowfield, Fotherley High, Gunnerton and Chipchase, Hallington, Halton, Halton Shields, Haughton, Haydon, Healey, Hedley-on-the-Hill, Hedley Woodside, Hexham, High Quarter, Horsley, Humshaugh, Low Quarter, Master's Close, Mickley, Middle Quarter, Nafferton, Newbiggin, Newbrough, Newlands, Newton, Newton Hall, Ovingham, Ovington, Portgate, Prudhoe, Prudhoe Castle, Riding, Sandhoe, Shotley Low Quarter, Simonburn, Slaley, Spittle, Stelling, Stocksfield Hall, Styford, Thornbrough, Wall, Warden, Welton, West Quarter, Whittonstall, Whittle, Whittington Great, Whittington Little, and Wylam.</p

THE HEXHAM UNION WORKHOUSE is situated at the Peth Head. It is a substantial stone building, erected in 1839, and possesses sufficient accommo. dation for 264 persons. The number of inmates at present (1854) is 173. William England, master; Mary England, matron; Thomas Stainthorpe, surgeon; John Stokoe, clerk; J oseph Coates and Mary Ann Seymour, teachers.