Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Poor Law Union

History
Melton Mowbray had a town workhouse in 1835 this is located in Back Street. Melton Mowbray Poor Law Union was formed on 26th March 1836. It comprised 54 places or parishes with small hamlets and the town of Melton Mowbray with a population exceeding 3,000 people. A Union workhouse was built in 1836 to replace the existing town workhouse

Parishes and places in the Union
Ab Kettleby, Leicestershire Asfordby, Leicestershire Ashby Folville, Leicestershire Barsby, Leicestershire Bescaby, Leicestershire  Branston, Leicestershire Brooksby, Leicestershire Broughton Sulney, Nottinghamshire Buckminster, Leicestershire Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire  Coston, Leicestershire Eastwell, Leicestershire Eaton, Leicestershire Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire Freeby, Leicestershire Frisby on the Wreak, Leicestershire Gaddesby, Leicestershire Garthorpe, Leicestershire Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire Great Dalby, Leicestershire Grimston, Leicestershire Harby, Leicestershire Hoby, Leicestershire Holwell, Leicestershire Hose, Leicestershire Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire Little Dalby, Leicestershire Long Clawson, Leicestershire Melton Mowbray with Burton Lazars, Freeby, Sysonby and Welby, Leicestershire Nether Broughton, Leicestershire  Old Dalby, Leicestershire Pickwell, Leicestershire Ragdale, Leicestershire Rotherby, Leicestershire Saltby, Leicestershire Saxby, Leicestershire Saxelby, Leicestershire Scalford, Leicestershire Sewstern, Leicestershire Shoby, Leicestershire Somerby, Leicestershire Sproxton, Leicestershire Stapleford, Leicestershire Stathern, Leicestershire Stonesby, Leicestershire   Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire Wartnaby, Leicestershire Welby, Leicestershire   Wyfordby, Leicestershire Wymondham, Leicestershire