Wolverhampton Poor Law Union (PLU) through time

Wolverhampton Poor Law Union (PLU)

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BILSTON CP/Ch/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 403.
HEATHTOWN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1927	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 413.
SHORT HEATH CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 422.
WEDNESFIELD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WILLENHALL CP/Ch/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 429.
WOLVERHAMPTON Tn/AP/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 429.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
STAFFORDSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
STAFFORDSHIRE	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Poor Law Union (PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10154819

Date accessed: 08th April 2026