Garstang, Lancashire Poor Law Union

History
A parish workhouse operated at Claughton dating from 1795. The Garstang Poor Law Union was formed on 31st January 1837. The first Garstang Union workhouse was the former parish workhouse building at Claughton. In 1876, a new workhouse accommodating 67 inmates was built at Bowgreave.

Constituent Parishes
Admarsh, Lancashire, Barnacre-with-Bonds, Lancashire, Bilsborrow see Bilsborrow St Hilda, Lancashire, Bleasdale see Admarsh, Lancashire, Cabus, Catterall, Claughton, Cleveley, Forton, Garstang Garstang, Lancashire, Great Eccleston, Hambleton Hambleton, Lancashire , Holleth, Inskip, Lancashire Kirkland, Myerscough, Nateby, Nether Wyresdale, Out Rawcliffe Out Rawcliffe, Lancashire,  Pilling, Lancashire, Preesall with Hackinsall, Sowerby with Inskip, Stalmine with Staynall see Stalmine, Lancashire, Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre, Winmarleigh.

Records
Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2RE. Holdings include: Guardians' minutes (1837-1930); Ledgers (1902-30); Workhouse management committee minutes (1908-14);

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