Boston, Lincolnshire Poor Law Union

History
Boston Poor Law Union came into being on 22 September 1836 and commissioned Sir George Gilbert Scott to build a workhouse which was built in 1837.

For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk

Constituent Parishes
Algarkirk, Lincolnshire Benington, Lincolnshire Bicker, Lincolnshire Boston, Lincolnshire Brothertoft, Lincolnshire Butterwick, Lincolnshire Carrington, Lincolnshire Chapel Hill, Lincolnshire Copping Syke, Lincolnshire Dogdyke, Lincolnshire Drainage Marsh, Lincolnshire Ferry Corner Plot, Lincolnshire Fishtoft, Lincolnshire Fosdyke, Lincolnshire Frampton, Lincolnshire Freiston, Lincolnshire Frith Bank, Lincolnshire Frithville, Lincolnshire Gibbet Hill, Lincolnshire Great Beats, Lincolnshire Hart's Ground, Lincolnshire Holland Fen, Lincolnshire Kirton in Holland, Lincolnshire Langriville, Lincolnshire Leake, Lincolnshire Leverton, Lincolnshire Little Beats, Lincolnshire Mown Rakes, Lincolnshire Pelham's Lands, Lincolnshire Pepper Gowt Plot, Lincolnshire Royalty Farm, Lincolnshire Seven Acres, Lincolnshire Shuff Fen, Lincolnshire Sibsey, Lincolnshire Skirbeck, Lincolnshire Sutterton, Lincolnshire Swineshead, Lincolnshire The Friths, Lincolnshire Wigtoft, Lincolnshire Wildmore, Lincolnshire Wrangle, Lincolnshire Wyberton, Lincolnshire