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This blue commemorative plaque records: Brixworth Union Workhouse. This workhouse opened in 1837 at a cost of £5,800. Designed to cater for paupers in a population of 13,000, it usually held about 150, with separate quarters for men, woman, children and vagrants. There was also an infirmary and chapel. Conditions were among the harshest in the country. Recorded plaque organisation: Brixworth Heritage Trail.
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