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TitleLinton Board of Guardians (Poor Law Union)
DescriptionFollowing the Poor Law Amendment Act in 1834 Boards of Guardians were appointed to administer groups of parishes in poor law unions, and were empowered to build workhouses. Various additional duties were added over time (such as vaccination from 1840, rate assessment from 1862).

In 1930 workhouses were renamed Public Assistance Institutions and were removed from Guardians' control to be placed under the control of County Councils; further records can be found in County Council Public Assistance Committee minutes.

Surviving records of Linton Union include: minutes; correspondence; plans; financial records; relieving officer's records; registers of admissions and removals of mentally defective patients; creed register; records of vaccination.

Linton Union covered the parishes of:
Babraham
Balsham
Bartlow
Carlton cum Willingham
Castle Camps
Duxford
Great Abington
Hadstock (Essex)
Hildersham
Hinxton
Horseheath
Ickleton
Linton
Little Abington
Pampisford
Sawston
Shudy Camps
Weston Colville
West Wickham
West Wratting
Whittlesford
Date1835-1930
CreatorNameLinton Board of Guardians (Poor Law Union)
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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