This article lists all English Poor Law Unions.
Note for table: 'PLU' stands for Poor Law Union and 'PLP' stands for Poor Law Parish.
Bedfordshire Link to 1888 map showing Bedfordshire PLUs; Link to 1909 map showing Bedfordshire PLUs; Link to 1922 map showing Bedfordshire PLUs
Name Civil Parishes NotesAmpthill PLUAmpthill, Clophill, Cranfield, Flitton, Flitwick, Haynes, Higham Gobion + 2 detached portions, Houghton Conquest, Lidlington, Lower Gravenhurst, Marston Moretaine, Maulden, Millbrook, Pulloxhill + detached portion, Shillington + 2 detached portions, Silsoe, Steppingley, Upper Gravenhurst + detached portion, Westoning.Remainder of PLU in Hertfordshire.Bedford PLUBiddenham, Bletsoe + detached portion, Bolnhurst, Bromham, Cardington, Carlton, Chellington, Clapham, Colmworth, Colworth, Cople, Eastcotts, Elstow, Felmersham, Goldington, Great Barford, Harrold, Kempston, Keysoe, Knotting, Melchbourne, Milton Ernest, Oakley, Odell, Pavenham, Ravensden, Renhold, Risely, Roxton, Sharnbrook, Souldrop, St Cuthburt Bedford, St John Bedford, St Mary Bedford, St Paul Bedford, St Peter Bedford, Stagsden, Stevington, Thurleigh, Turvey, Wilden, Willington, Willshamstead, Wootton, Yelden.Biggleswade PLUArlesey, Astwick, Biggleswade, Blunham, Campton, Chicksands Priory, Clifton, Cockayne Matley, Dunton, Edworth, Everton, Eyworth, Henlow, Langford, Meppershall, Moggerhanger, Northill, Old Warden, Potton, Sandy, Shefford, Shefford Hardwick, Southill, Stotfold, Sutton, Tempsford, Upper Stondon, Wrestlingworth.Hitchin PLUHolwell + 3 detached portions.Remainder of PLU in Hertfordshire.Leighton Buzzard PLUBillington, Eaton Bray, Eggington, Heath & Reach, Leighton Buzzard, StanbridgeRemainder of PLU in Buckinghamshire.Luton PLUBarton in the Clay, Caddington (Bedfordshire portion), Dunstable, Houghton Regis + detached portion, Humbershoe, Luton, Streatley, Studham (Bedfordshire portion), Sundon, Totternhoe, Whipsnade (Bedfordshire portion).Remainder of PLU in Hertfordshire.St Neots PLUDean, Eaton Socon, Little Barford, Little Staughton, Pertenhall, Shelton, Tilbrook.Remainder of PLU in Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire.Wellingborough PLUPodington, Wymington.Remainder of PLU in Northamptonshire.Woburn PLUAspley Guise, Aspley Heath, Battlesden, Chalgrave, Eversholt, Harlington + detached portion, Hockliffe, Holcot, Husborne Crawley, Milton Bryant, Potsgrove, Ridgmont, Salford, Tilsworth, Tingrith, Toddington, Westoning (detached portion), Woburn.
Berkshire Link to 1888 map showing Berkshire PLUs; Link to 1909 map showing Berkshire PLUs; Link to 1928 map showing Berkshire PLUs
Name Civil Parishes NotesAbingdon PLUAppleford, Appleton with Eaton, Bagley Wood, Bessels Leigh, Chandlings Farm, Cumnor, Draycot Moor, Drayton, Frilford + detached portion, Fyfield, Garford, Kingston Bagpuze, Lyford, Marcham, Milton, North Hinksey, Radley, Seacourt, South Hinksey, St Helen Abingdon, St Nicholas Abingdon + 2 detached portions, Steventon, Sunningwell, Sutton Courtanay + 4 detached portions, Sutton Wick + 7 detached portions, Tubney + detached portion, Wootton, Wytham.Remainder of PLU in Oxfordshire.Bradfield PLUAldermaston + 2 detached portions, Ashampstead, Basildon, Beech Hill, Beenham + detached portion, Bradfield, Bucklebury + detached portion, Burghfield, Englefield, Frilsham, Grazeley, Padworth, Pangbourne, Purley + detached portion, Saltney Mead, Standford Dingley, Stratfield Mortimer, Streatley, Sulham + detached portion, Sulhampstead Abbots + 2 detached portions, Sulhampstead Bannister Lower End, Sulhampstead Bannister Upper End, Tidmarsh, Tilehurst, Ufton Nervet, Whitchurch (Berkshire portion) + 4 detached portions, Wokefield + detached portion, Yattendon.Remainder of PLU in Oxfordshire.Cookham PLUBisham, Bray, Cookham, Hurley, Shottesbrook, Waltham St Lawrence, White Waltham.Easthampstead PLUBinfield, Easthampstead, Sandhurst, Warfield, Winkfield.Faringdon PLUAshbury, Balking, Bourton, Buckland, Buscot, Charney Basset, Coleshill, Compton Beauchamp, Eaton Hastings, Fernham, Great Coxwell, Great Faringdon, Hatford, Hinton Waldrist, Kingston Lisle, Little Coxwell, Longcot, Longworth, Pusey, Shellingford, Shrivenham, Stanford in the Vale, Uffington, Watchfield, Woolstone.Remainder of PLU in Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire.Henley PLURemenham.Remainder of PLU in Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire.Hungerford PLUAvington, Chilton Foliat (Berkshire portion), East Garston, East Shefford, Hungerford (Berkshire portion), Inkpen + 2 detached portions, Kentbury + detached portion, Lambourn, Shalbourne (Berkshire portion), West Shefford, West Woodhay.Remainder of PLU in Hampshire & Wiltshire.Newbury PLUBoxford, Brimpton, Chieveley, Enborne, Greenham, Hampstead Marshall, Leckhampstead, Midgham, Newbury, Sandleford, Shaw cum Donnington, Speen, Thatcham, Wasing, Welford, Winterbourne, Woolhampton + detached portion.Remainder of PLU in Hampshire.Oxford PLUSt Aldate Oxford (Berkshire portion).Remainder of PLU in Oxfordshire.Reading PLUSt Giles Reading, St Lawrence Reading, St Mary Reading.Wallingford PLUAll Hallows, Aston Tirrold, Aston Upthorpe + 2 detached portions, Brightwell + 2 detached portions, Cholsey, Didcot, East Hagbourne, Little Wittenham, Long Wittenham, Moulsford, North Moreton, Sotwell, South Moreton, St Leonard Wallingford, St Mary le More Wallingford, St Peter Wallingford, Wallingford Castle, West Hagbourne.Remainder of PLU in Oxfordshire.Wantage PLUAldworth, Ardington, Beedon, Blewbury, Brightwalton, Catmore, Chaddleworth, Charlton, Childrey, Chilton, Compton, Denchworth, East Challow, East Hanney, East Hendred, East Ilsley, East Lockinge, Farnborough, Fawley, Goosey, Grove, Hampstead Norris, Harwell, Letcombe Basset, Letcombe Regis, Peasemore, Sparsholt, Upton, Wantage, West Challow, West Hanney, West Hendred, West Ilsley, West Lockinge.Windsor PLUClewer, New Windsor, Old Windsor, Sunninghill.Remainder of PLU in Surrey.Wokingham PLUArborfield, Barxham, Broad Hinton + detached portion, Earley, Finchampstead, Newland, Ruscombe, Shinfield + detached portion, Sonning Town, Swallowfield East, Swallowfield West + detached portion, Wapgrave, Whistley + detached portion, Winnersh, Wokingham, Woodley & Sandford.
Buckinghamshire
Link to 1888 map showing Buckinghamshire PLUs; Link to 1909 map showing Buckinghamshire PLUs; Link to 1928 map showing Buckinghamshire PLUs
Name Civil Parishes NotesAmersham PLUAmersham, Ashley Green (1897–1930), Beaconsfield, Chalfont St Giles + detached portion, Chalfont St Peter + detached portion, Chartridge (1899–1930), Chenies, Chesham, Chesham Bois, Coleshill, Great Missenden, Latimer (1899–1930), Lee (1838–1930), Little Missenden (1901–1930), Penn, Seer Green.Aylesbury PLUAshendon, Aston Abbots, Aston Clinton, Aston Sandford, Aylesbury, Bierton with Broughton, Buckland, Chearsley, Cholesbury, Creslow, Cublington, Cuddington, Dinton, Drayton Beauchamp, Fleet Marston, Grendon Underwood, Haddenham, Halton, Hardwick, Hartwell, Hawridge, Hulcott, Kingswood, Lower Winchendon, Ludgershall, Oving, Pitchcott, Quainton, Quarrendon, Stone, Upper Winchendon, Waddesdon, Weedon, Westcott, Weston Turville, Wingrave, Whitchurch, Woodham, Wotton Underwood.Berkhampstead PLUMarsworth, Nettleden, Pitstone (1835–1923).Remainder of PLU in Hertfordshire.Bicester PLUBoarstall.Remainder of PLU in Oxfordshire.Brackley PLUBiddlesden, Turweston, Westbury.Remainder of PLU in Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire.Buckingham PLUAddington, Adstock, Akeley, Barton Hartshorn, Beachampton, Buckingham, Charndon, Chetwode, Edgcott, Foscott, Hillesden, Leckhampstead, Lillingstone Dayrell, Lillingstone Lovell, Luffield Abbey (1858–1930), Maids’ Moreton, Marsh Gibbon, Middle Claydon, Padbury, Pounden, Preston Bisset, Radclive, Shalstone, Steeple Claydon, Stowe, Thornborough, Thornton, Tingewick, Twyford, Water Stratford.Eton PLUBoveney + detached portion, Burnham, Datchet, Denham, Dorney + detached portion, Eton, Eton Wick (1894–1930), Farnham Royal, Fulmer, Gerrard's Cross (1895–1930), Hedgerley, Hedgerley Dean, Hitcham, Horton, Iver + detached portion, Langley Marsh + detached portion, Slough (1894–1930), Stoke in Slough (1894–1896), Stoke Poges + detached portion, Taplow + detached portion, Upton cum Chalvey (1835–1901), Wexham, Wyrardisbury+ 2 detached portions, Wexham, Wyrardisbury.Henley PLUFawley, Hambleden, Medmenham.Remainder of PLU in Berkshire & Oxfordshire.Leighton Buzzard PLUCheddington, Edlesborough, Grove, Ivinghoe, Linslade, Mentmore, Pitstone (1923–1930), Slapton, Soulbury, Stoke Hammond, Wing.Remainder of PLU in Bedfordshire.Newport Pagnell PLUAstwood, Bletchley, Bow Brickhill, Bradwell, Bradwell Abbey (1861–1930), Broughton, Castle Thorpe, Chicheley, Clifton Reynes, Cold Brayfield, Emberton, Fenny Stratford, Gayhurst, Great Brickhill, Great Linford, Great Woolstone, Hanslope (Buckinghamshire portion), Hardmead, Haversham, Lathbury, Lavendon, Little Brickhill, Little Linford, Little Woolstone, Loughton, Milton Keynes, Moulsoe, New Bradwell (1919–1930), Newport Pagnell, Newton Blossomville, Newton Longville + detached portion, North Crawley, Olney, Olney Park Farm (1861–1930), Petsoe Manor (1861–1930), Ravenstone, Shenley Church End, Sherington, Simpson, Stantonbury, Stoke Goldington, Tyringham with Filgrave, Walton, Warrington, Water Eaton, Wavendon, Weston Underwood, Willen, Woughton on the Green.Remainder of PLU in Northamptonshire.Potterspury PLUCalverton, Stony Stratford East, Stony Stratford West, Wolverton.Remainder of PLU in Northamptonshire.Thame PLUBrill, Chilton, Dorton, Ickford, Kingsey (Buckinghamshire portion), Long Crendon, Oakley, Shabbington, Towersey, Worminghall.Remainder of PLU in Oxfordshire.Winslow PLUDrayton Parslow, Dunton, East Claydon, Grandborough, Great Horwood, Hoggeston, Hogshaw + detached portion, Little Horwood, Mursley, Nash, North Marston, Shenley Brook End, Stewkley, Swanbourne, Tattenhoe, Whaddon, Winslow.Wycombe PLUBledlow, Bradenham, Chepping Wycombe (1835–1894), Chepping Wycombe Rural (1894–1930), Chepping Wycombe Urban (1894–1896), Ellesborough, Fingest, Great & Little Hampden, Great & Little Kimble, Great Marlow, Hedsor, High Wycombe, Horsenden, Hughenden, Ibstone (Buckinghamshire portion), Ilmer, Lewknor Uphill (1866–1885), Little Marlow (1835–1885), Little Missenden (1835–1901), Marlow Urban (1896–1930), Medmenham (1835–1945), Monks Risborough, Princes Risborough, Radnage, Saunderton, Stoke Mandeville, Turville, Wendover, West Wycombe, Wooburn, Wycombe (1866–1896).Remainder of PLU in Oxfordshire.
Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Link to 1888 map showing Cambridgeshire PLUs; Link to 1909 map showing Cambridgeshire PLUs; Link to 1930 map showing Cambridgeshire PLUs