Original: It could accommodate 40 inmates, and accepted paupers from other parishes, including Melbourne, Pentrich, Willington, Mercaston and DenbyHigginbotham, P. (2007), Workhouses of the Midlands, Tempus, Stroud.
Simplified: The workhouse accepted poor people from places, including Melbourne, Pentrich, Willington, Mercaston and DenbyHigginbotham, P. (2007), Workhouses of the Midlands, Tempus, Stroud.