Poor Law Unions
The parishes of the county were grouped under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 to form unions. Each union had a single workhouse, and was administered by a board of guardians elected by the parish ratepayers. The boundaries of the unions would later be used to define rural sanitary districts in 1875 and rural districts in 1894. Poor law unions were abolished in 1930 by the Local Government Act 1929.
| Name | Parishes | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet PLU | Friern Barnet, Finchey, Monken Hadley, South Mimms | Remainder of PLU in Hertfordshire |
| Brentford PLU | Acton, Chiswick, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Heston, Isleworth, New Brentford, Old Brentford, Perivale, Twickenham, West Twyford | |
| Edmonton PLU | Edmonton, Enfield, Hornsey, Southgate, Tottenham, Wood Green | Included the parish of Hampstead (in the Metropolis) until 1848, Waltham Holy Cross in Essex and Cheshunt in Hertfordshire |
| Hendon PLU | Edgware, Great Stanmore, Harrow on the Hill, Harrow Weald, Hendon, Kingsbury, Little Stanmore, Pinner, Wealdstone, Wembley, Willesden (until 1896) | |
| Kingston PLU | Hampton, Hampton Wick, Teddington | Majority of PLU in Surrey |
| Staines PLU | Ashford, Cranford, East Bedfont, Feltham, Hanworth, Harlington, Harmondsworth, Laleham, Littleton, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury | |
| Uxbridge PLU | Cowley, Harefield, Hayes, Hillingdon, Ickenham, Northolt, Norwood, Ruislip, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Yiewsley | |
| Willesden Poor Law Parish | Willesden | Formed 1896 |
Read more about this topic: History Of Local Government Districts In Middlesex
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