Wigtownshire Poor Law Combination

Created: around 1850  

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The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
RHINS OF GALLOWAY Official English   mid 1860s Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
WIGTOWNSHIRE Preferred English mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
STRANRAER Alternate English     Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BALLANTRAE Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
COLMONELL Scottish Parish Mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
GLASSERTON Scottish Parish Mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
INCH Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
KIRKCOLM Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
KIRKCOWAN Scottish Parish Mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
KIRKINNER Scottish Parish Mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
KIRKMAIDEN Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
LESWALT Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
MOCHRUM Scottish Parish Mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
NEW LUCE Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
OLD LUCE Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
PENNINGHAME Scottish Parish Mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
PORTPATRICK Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
SORBIE Scottish Parish Mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
STONEYKIRK Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
STRANRAER Scottish Parish Around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
WHITHORN Scottish Parish Mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
WIGTOWN Scottish Parish Mid 1860s   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WIGTOWNSHIRE Scottish County around 1850   Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wigtownshire Poor Law Combination through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10124803

Date accessed: 08th April 2026