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Almshouse

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a house built and endowed by private charity for the residence of poor and usually aged people. The greater portion were built after the Reformation. Two interesting examples are the Hospital of St Cross, near Winchester, founded in 1136, and Coningsby Hospital at Hereford, founded in 1614.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Almshouse'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/almshouse.html. 1910.
 
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