Speenhamland

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Speenhamland was a district of Speen in Berkshire, England, best known for giving its name to the late-18th-century Speenhamland system of poor relief.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
adjacentTo Newbury town centre ⓘ
linked to: Newbury, Berkshire
administrativeTerritoryOf Speenhamland system of poor relief ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland
country England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
gaveNameTo Speenhamland system ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland

Speenhamland system of poor relief ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland
hasGeographicFeature proximity to Kennet and Avon Canal ⓘ
proximity to River Kennet ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole site of adoption of Speenhamland system ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Speenhamland system of poor relief ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland
hasNotableEvent introduction of Speenhamland system in 1795 ⓘ
hasSettlementType suburban district ⓘ
historicalCounty Berkshire ⓘ
historicallyKnownFor association with Speenhamland system of poor relief ⓘ
locatedIn Berkshire ⓘ
England ⓘ
Speen ⓘ
West Berkshire (unitary authority) ⓘ
linked to: West Berkshire
locatedNear Newbury ⓘ
linked to: Newbury, Berkshire
partOf civil parish of Speen ⓘ
county of Berkshire ⓘ
region of South East England ⓘ
timePeriodOfNotability late 18th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Poor Law → notableReform → Speenhamland system ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland
Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws 1832 → examined → Speenhamland system ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland
Speenhamland → hasNameOrigin → Speenhamland system of poor relief ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland
Speenhamland → gaveNameTo → Speenhamland system ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland
Speenhamland → gaveNameTo → Speenhamland system of poor relief ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland
Speenhamland → administrativeTerritoryOf → Speenhamland system of poor relief ⓘ
linked to: Speenhamland