page_title: Biggleswade
section_title: The Workhouse
hierarchical_section_title: Biggleswade / History / The Workhouse
caption_attribution_description: English: Brigham House, Biggleswade formerly the Workhouse
context_page_description: Biggleswade is a market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, part of the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the River Ivel, 11 miles south-east of Bedford. Its estimated population was 20,200 in mid-2017, its growth encouraged by good road and rail links to London. The King's Reach development, begun in 2010, will provide 2,000 new homes to the east of the town.
context_section_description: From about 1780, Brigham House, 93 High Street, housed the parish workhouse. The premises were closed following the completion of The Union Workhouse at London Road in 1836. The Biggleswade Poor Law Union was officially formed on 14 April 1835 and covered 25 parishes. The workhouse ceased operation in 1930. The building was renamed The Limes and provided accommodation for the aged, infirm and vagrants. It was used as an old people's home until its closure in 1969 and demolished in 1972.
caption: Brigham House
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