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Staffordshire Asylums - Patient Database, 1818-1920

Breakdown of Staffordshire places/parishes within each Poor Law Union

Ashbourne Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Alstonefield, Blore with Swinscoe, Calton, Calwich, Ellastone, Ilam, Mayfield, Okeover, Prestwood, Ramshorn, Stanton, Waterfall, Wetton, Woodhouses, Wootton

This Union also included parishes in : Derbyshire

Burton upon Trent Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Anslow, Barton under Needwood, Branston, Burton Extra, Burton upon Trent, Dunstall, Hanbury, Horninglow, Rolleston, Stapenhill, Stretton, Tatenhill, Tutbury, Winshill, Wychnor

This Union also included parishes in : Derbyshire

Cannock Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Acton Trussell and Bednall, Brewood, Bushbury, Cannock, Cheslyn Hay, Church Eaton, Coppenhall, Dunston, Essington, Featherstone, Great Wyrley, Hatherton, Hilton, Huntington, Kinvaston, Lapley, Norton Canes, Penkridge, Saredon, Shareshill, Stretton, Teddesley

Cheadle Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Alton, Bradley in the Moors, Caldon, Caverswall, Cheadle, Checkley, Cheddleton, Consall, Cotton, Denstone, Dilhorne, Draycott in the Moors, Farley, Kingsley

Congleton Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Biddulph

This Union also included parishes in : Cheshire

Drayton Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Ashley, Mucklestone, Tyrley

This Union also included parishes in : Shropshire

Dudley Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Dudley Castle Hill, Rowley Regis, Sedgley, Tipton

This Union also included parishes in : Worcestershire

Kidderminster Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Upper Arley

This Union also included parishes in : Shropshire and Worcestershire

Kings Norton Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Harborne, Smethwick

This Union also included parishes in : Warwickshire and Worcestershire

In 1911 Kings Norton Poor Law Union merged with Birmingham and Aston Poor Law Unions

Leek Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Bradnop and Cawdrey, Butterton, Endon, Longsdon and Stanley, Fawfieldhead, Grindon, Heathylee, Heaton, Hollinsclough, Horton, Leek and Lowe, Leekfrith, Norton in the Moors, Onecote, Quarnford, Rudyard, Rushton James, Rushton Spencer, Sheen, Tittesworth, Warslow and Elkstones

Lichfield Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Alrewas, Armitage, Burntwood, Edial and Woodhouses, Colton, Curborough and Elmhurst, Elford, Farewell and Chorley, Fisherwick, Freeford, Fulfen, Hammerwich, Hamstall Ridware, Haselour, Kings Bromley, Kings Bromley Hays, Lichfield The Close, Lichfield The Friary, Lichfield St Chad, Lichfield St Mary, Lichfield St Michael, Longdon, Mavesyn Ridware, Ogley Hay, Pipehill, Pipe Ridware, Rugeley, Shenstone, Streethay, Swinfen and Packington, Tamhorn, Wall, Weeford, Whittington, Yoxall

Newcastle Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Audley, Balterley, Betley, Chapel and Hill Chorlton, Keele, Madeley, Maer, Newcastle under Lyme, Whitmore

Newport Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Adbaston, Forton, Gnosall, High Offley, Norbury, Weston Jones

This Union also included parishes in : Shropshire

Seisdon Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Bobbington, Codsall, Enville, Himley, Kinver, Lower Penn, Pattingham, Tettenhall, Trysull and Seisdon, Upper Penn, Wombourne, Woodford Grange

This Union also included parishes in : Shropshire

Shifnal Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Blymhill, Patshull, Sheriff Hales, Weston under Lizard

This Union also included parishes in : Shropshire

Stafford Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Baswich, Milford and Brocton, Bradley, Brocton, Castle Church, Chartley Holme, Colwich, Cresswell, Ellenhall, Fradswell, Gayton, Haughton, Hopton and Coton, Ingestre, Marston, Ranton, Salt and Enson, Seighford, Stafford St Mary and St Chad, Stowe, Tillington, Tixall, Weston on Trent, Whitgreave, Worston, Yarlet

Stoke upon Trent Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Stoke upon Trent

Stone Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Barlaston, Chebsey, ColdNorton, Eccleshall, Milwich, Sandon, Standon, Stone, Swynnerton, Trentham

Stourbridge Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Amblecote, Kingswinford

This Union also included parishes in : Shropshire and Worcestershire

Tamworth Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Canwell, Clifton Campville and Haunton, Croxall, Drayton Bassett, Edingale, Fazeley, Harlaston, Hints, Statfold, Syerscote, Tamworth, Thorpe Constantine, Wigginton

This Union also included parishes in : Derbyshire and Warwickshire

Uttoxeter Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Abbots Bromley, Blithfield, Bramshall, Croxden, Draycott in the Clay, Field, Gratwich, Kingstone, Leigh, Marchington, Marchington Woodlands, Newborough, Rocester, Uttoxeter

This Union also included parishes in : Derbyshire

Walsall Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Aldridge, Bentley, Great Barr, Pelsall, Rushall, Walsall Borough, Walsall Foreign

West Bromwich Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Darlaston, Handsworth and Perry Barr, Wednesbury

This Union also included parishes in : Shropshire and Worcestershire

Wolstanton and Burslem Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Burslem, Wolstanton

Wolverhampton Poor Law Union

Staffordshire parishes : Bilston, Wednesfield, Willenhall, Wolverhampton


Acknowledgements

This project could not have been completed without the support of Wellcome who provided a Research Resources Grant for this project.

We are pleased to acknowledge the work of volunteers at Staffordshire Record Office who have contributed to this index.