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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Bakewell Poor Law Union and Board of Guardians
Place	Bakewell
Epithet	Local Authority
History	The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act grouped parishes together into Unions, controlled by Boards of Guardians, for purposes of poor relief. The Bakewell Union held its first meeting in Aug 1838. In 1930, the functions of the Boards of Guardians were taken over by the Public Assistant Committee of the County Council. This continued until 1948, when the Poor Law was abolished by the National Assistance Act. ¶ ¶The Union contained the following parishes or townships: Tansley, Bradwell, Offerton and Outseats were added to Bakewell Union in Nov 1838; Blackwell, Elton, Rowland, Wormhill and Youlgreave were annexed to Bakewell Union in Feb 1845; Wormhill was separated from Bakewell Union in Aug 1845 and subsequently added to Chapel Union (see D442); Chatsworth and Nether Haddon (reputedly extra-parochial places) were formally added to Bakewell Union in Feb 1861. ¶ ¶Abney and Abney Grange, Aldwark, Ashford, Bakewell, Baslow and Bubnell, Beeley, Birchover, Blackwell, Bradwell, Brushfield, Calver, Chatsworth, Chelmorton,
Authorised Form of Name	Bakewell; Bakewell Poor Law Union and Board of Guardians; Local Authority

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