Definition of Almshouses. Meaning of Almshouses. Synonyms of Almshouses

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Definition of Almshouses

Almshouse
Almshouse Alms"house`, n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.

Meaning of Almshouses from wikipedia

- indigent. Almshouses were originally formed as extensions of the church system and were later adapted by local officials and authorities. Many almshouses are...
- including: Old Maids' Almshouse, Welsh Row, Nantwichfounded by Roger Wilbraham (1676) (see Widows' Almshouses, Nantwich) Tollemache Almshouses, 118–128 Welsh...
- Alms House, Pennsylvania Almshouse Farm at Machipongo, Machipongo, Virginia The Almshouse (Richmond, Virginia) List of almshouses in the United Kingdom This...
- Crewe Almshouses or Crewe's Almshouses may refer to several almshouses founded by members of the Crewe family, including: Crewe Almshouses, Nantwich, Cheshire:...
- almshouses. It includes historial almshouses (some of which are no longer in use as charitable housing) and new-build almshouses. Bedford Almshouses,...
- Candler Almshouses and Wright's Almshouses in Twickenham, Christchurch Road Almshouses in East Sheen and Colston's Almshouses and Juxon's Almshouses in Mortlake...
- Hopton's Almshouses are almshouses and a committee room in Southwark, London, SE1 at Hopton Gardens, 10–11 Hopton Street, all of which are Grade II* listed...
- County, Worcester County and Machipongo are three areas almshouses used to be located in. Almshouses were a place for "poverty ridden elderly who lacked relatives...
- companies, the Leathersellers have a long tradition of maintaining almshouses. The first almshouses run by the Company were built circa 1543-44, close to Leathersellers'...
- Faversham Almshouses are Grade II-listed almshouses in Faversham, Kent. They are operated by the trustees of Faversham Muni****l Charities. Almshouses for six...