Warwick, Warwickshire Poor Law Union

History
A parliamentary report of 1777 recorded parish workhouses in operation at Warwick St Mary's for up to 89 inmates, and at Warwick St Nicholas for up to 44.

By 1835, Leamington had premises on Court Street with Richard Dunsby as master

Warwick Poor Law Union was formed on 29th June 1836. It had 34 constituent parishes :

County of Warwick: Ashow, Warwickshire,  Baginton, Warwickshire,  Barford, Warwickshire, Beausale, Warwickshire, Bishop's Tachbrook  and Tachbrook Mallory Tachbrook, Bishops, Warwickshire,  Bubbenhall, Warwickshire,  Budbrooke, Warwickshire,  Cubbington, Warwickshire, Eathorpe,  Haseley, Warwickshire,  Hatton, Warwickshire,  Honiley, Warwickshire,  Hunningham, Warwickshire, Kenilworth, Warwickshire,  Leamington Priors, Warwickshire,  Leek Wootton, Warwickshire,  Lillington, Warwickshire,  Milverton, Warwickshire, Norton Lindsey, Warwickshire,  Offchurch, Warwickshire, Pinley ,  Radford Semele, Warwickshire,  Rowington, Warwickshire, Sherbourne with Fulbrook, Warwickshire, Shrewley,  Stivichall, Warwickshire,  Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, Wappenbury, Warwickshire,  Warwick St Mary, Warwickshire,  Warwick St Nicholas, Warwickshire, Wasperton, Warwickshire , Weston under Wetherley, Warwickshire,  Whitnash, Warwickshire, Wroxall Wroxall, Warwickshire. Later Additions: Blackdown (from 1894),  (from 1862) Guy's Cliffe, Warwickshire.

Records

 * Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick CV34 4JS. Holdings include: Guardians' minute books (1836-1930); Accounts (1836-1930); Admissions (1914-37); Creed registers (1879-84, 1910-13); Vaccination registers (1855-1917); Register of lunatics (1918-22)

Links
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Bristol/Bristol.shtml for 1895 report on Warwick workhouse