Nantwich Poor Law Union, Cheshire Genealogy

History
The following workhouses are referred to in the 1777 Parliamentary report Nantwich (for up to 30), Audlem (10), Baddily (9), Chorley (80), Eaton (12), Faddiley (4), Poole (18), Tarporley (40), Utkinton (12), and Weston (12).

The building which was to become Nantwich workhouse was built and opened in1780 on Barony Road at Vauxhall, Nantwich.

Nantwich Poor Law Union was formed on 18th February 1837. It occupied the Nantwich workhouse buildings and the site was later enlarged to provide a school and home for up to 60 children built in 1879-1880. In 1853, Nantwich lost a number of parishes to the newly enlarged Whitchurch union. In 1890-1, an infirmary was built to provide 70 beds plus dayrooms for convalescents and separate wards for special cases. In 1894, a new tramp ward, mortuary, and other buildings were added, followed in 1895 by a steam laundry. In 1903-5, a 70-bed women's hospital was added accompanied by a home for 15 nurses.

After around 1912, the workhouse was officially known as Nantwich Poor Law Institution. In 1914, there were 308 inmates and 18 officers in residence. After 1930, the institution became Barony County Institution and Hospital. Under the National Health Service, it became Barony Hospital which finally closed in 1994. The main workhouse building now accommodates local Health Trust offices. The former children's home houses a health services call centre.

Constituent Parishes
Acton, Cheshire includes Worleston, Aston, Sound, Poole, Newhall, Hurleston, Henhull, Faddiley, Edleston, Edlaston, Cool Pilate, Cholmondestone, Baddington, Brindley, Burland, Cholmondeston, Aston juxta Mondrum, Austerson, and Stoke. Audlem, Cheshire includes Buerton, Buerton near Nantwich, Dodcot cum Wilkesley, Hankelow, Newhall, Tittenley, and Wilksley. Baddiley, Cheshire Barthomley, Staffordshire

Barthomley, Cheshire includes Alsager and part of Crewe Bickerton, Cheshire includes Bulkeley,Egerton and Larkton Bunbury, Cheshire includes Alpraham, Beeston, Calveley, Haughton, Peckforton, Ridley, Spurstow, Tiverton, and Wardle. Burleydam, Cheshire Burwardsley, Cheshire Church Minshull, Cheshire Coppenhall, Cheshire includes Church Coppenhall, Monk's Coppenhall, and Monks Coppenhall. Doddington, Cheshire Farndon, Cheshire includes part of Crewe Haslington, Cheshire Leighton with Minshull, Cheshire Malpas, Cheshire includes Bickley, Cholmondeley, Hampton, Macefen,Tushingham-with-Grindley Marbury, Cheshire includes Norbury near Nantwich Nantwich, Cheshire includes Alvaston, Willaston, Woolstanwood. Tarporley, Cheshire includes Eaton, Rushton,Utkington Tilstone Fearnall, Cheshire Warmingham, Cheshire includes Elton, Moston, and Tetton. Weston, Cheshire Wettenhall, Cheshire Whitchurch, Cheshire includes Norbury and Wirswall Wistaston, Cheshire Wrenbury, Cheshire Bromhall, Broomhall, Chorley, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Newhall, Sound, Woodcote, and Wrenbury-cum-Frith. Wybunbury, Cheshire includes Basford, Bartherton, Batherton, Blakenhall, Bridgemere, Bridgmere, Checkley cum Wrinehill, Chorlton, Hatherton, Hough, Hunsterson, Lea, Rope, Shavington cum Gresty, Sound, Stapeley, Walgherton, and Willaston.

Records
Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service, Cheshire Record Office, Duke Street, Chester, Cheshire CH1 1RL. Holdings include: Guardians' minutes (1842-1930, with gaps); Register of inmates (1925-49)