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Chapel-en-le-Frith Union
The Board of Guardians meet fortnightly on a Monday.
The places in the Union are:
Aston, Bamford, Brough & Shatton, Burbage, Buxton, Castleton,
Chapel-en-le-Frith, Chinley, Bugsworth & Brownside, Derwent, Edale,
Fairfield, Fernilee, Hartington, Upper Quarter, Hope, Hope Woodlands,
Kingsterndale, Peak Forest, Thornhill and Wormhill.
The population in 1891 was 23,656, area 83,093 acres and the rateable value in
1895 £175,067
Clerk to the Board of Guardians and Assessment Committee (1895) John Burton
Boycott, Chapel-en-le-Frith, also Superintendent Registrar.
Relieving Officer for the whole Union, James Whitehead.
The workhouse erected in 1840, is a stone building, at the west end of the Town
and will hold 100 inmates.
| Staff at the Workhouse 1895 |
| James Whitehead |
Master |
| William Stirling Anderson |
Medical Officer |
| Mrs Emma Frances Whitehead |
Matron |
Records
Derbyshire Record Office
County Offices
MATLOCK
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG
Tel:- 01629 580000
Page updated August 06, 2007
by Rossbret
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Chapel en le Frith