Dudley, Staffordshire Poor Law Union

History
A fund of £63. 18., arising from a bequest of John Tandy and others, is distributed every year in clothing to the poor; and £16. 9., bequeathed by Jasper Cartwright, are annually distributed in bread. Richard Foley, in 1650, founded almshouses for sixteen people, to which is now added a workhouse. The union of Dudley comprises four parishes, three of them in the county of Stafford, and one in that of Worcester; and contains a population of 86,028. 'Duddon - Duncton', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 96-102. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50929 Date accessed: 25 March 2011.

See Also

Dudley Metropolitan Borough http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/local-history--heritage/archive-and-local-history/guide-to-sources-held/new-poor-law

http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/staffs/dudley_workhouse.htm

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Dudley/Dudley.shtml

Parishes in the Union
Coseley, Staffordshire Dudley St Thomas, Worcestershire Dudley Castle Hill, Worcestershire Dudley St Edmund, Worcestershire Ettingshall, Staffordshire Eve Hill, Worcestershire Gornal, Staffordshire Kate's Hill, Worcestershire Netherton St Andrew, Worcestershire Ocker Hill, Staffordshire Reddal Hill, Staffordshire Rowley Regis, Staffordshire Sedgley, Staffordshire Tipton St Martin, Staffordshire Tipton St Paul, Staffordshire Upper Gornal, Staffordshire