# Schools Sites Act 1841, Section 20: Definition of the term “parish.”


The term “parish” in this Act shall be taken to signify every place separately maintaining its own poor, and having its own overseers of the poor and church or chapel wardens.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/4-5/38/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/schools-sites-act-1841/section-20
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.