Following the

Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 The ''Poor Law Amendment Act 1834'' (PLAA) known widely as the New Poor Law, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the Whig government of Earl Grey. It completely replaced earlier legislation based on the ''Poor Relie ...

individual parishes ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in their parish. Poor law unions were established. In west

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...

the Martley Poor Law Union was established to take the poor from the following parishes

Abberley Abberley is a village and civil parish in north west Worcestershire, England. It is situated on the northern slopes of Abberley Hill, which is tall, between the River Severn and River Teme. The village had a population of 830 in 2001. Locati ...

, Alfrick, Astley, Bransford,

Broadwas Broadwas, or Broadwas-on-Teme, is a village and civil parish (with Cotheridge) in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 307. The village is located on the River Teme, about ...

Clifton-upon-Teme Clifton upon Teme is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. Amenities Named after the River Teme which runs nearby, it has a village shop, parish church (dedicated to Saint Kenelm) ...

Cotheridge Cotheridge is a village and civil parish in the district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is west of the city of Worcester and a mile north-east of the Leigh Court railway station on the Great Western Railway on ...

Doddenham Doddenham is a hamlet and civil parish (with Knightwick) in the Malvern Hills district in the county of Worcestershire, England. Doddenham was in the lower division of Doddingtree The Hundred of Doddingtree was granted to Ralph Todeni, or '' ...

Great Witley Great Witley is a village and civil parish (with Hillhampton), in the Malvern Hills District in the northwest of the county of Worcestershire, England. It is situated around ten miles to the north west of the city of Worcester. History There ...

, Grimley,

Hallow To hallow is "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form ''hallowed'', as used in ''The Lord's Prayer'', means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered. The noun form ''hallow'', as used in ''Hallowtide'', ...

, Holt,

Knightwick Knightwick is a small village and civil parish (with Doddenham) in the Malvern Hills district in the county of Worcestershire, England. History Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Knightwick Parish ceased to be responsible for maintainin ...

Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staf ...

Little Witley Little Witley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. History Pre-history There has been little if any evidence of early human activity in Little Witley, however Neolithic, Bron ...

, Lulsley,

Martley Martley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of the English county of Worcestershire. It is approximately nine miles north-west of Worcester. The population of the village is approximately 1,200 people. The mixed farming of ...

Pensax Pensax is a village and civil parish of northwest Worcestershire in England, incorporating the hamlet of Menithwood to the west of Pensax Common. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 317. Pensax borders the parishes of S ...

, Shelsley,

Shrawley Shrawley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. The village is situated on the western bank of the River Severn. The northern and southern boundaries of the parish are two small trib ...

, Suckley and

Wichenford Wichenford is a village and civil parish (with Kenswick) in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It lies 7 miles (11km) to the north-west of the city of Worcester and has a population of c 400 for around 250 hou ...

.''Worcestershire Family History Guidebook'', Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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Poor law unions in England History of Worcestershire {{Worcestershire-stub