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place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment
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workhouse

Summary

workhouse ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,614 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • workhouse is a type of residential building[2].
  • workhouse's Commons category is recorded as Workhouses[3].
  • workhouse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Workhouses[4].
  • workhouse's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[5].
  • workhouse's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • workhouse's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[7].

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Definition and Type

workhouse is a type of residential building[2].

Why It Matters

workhouse ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,614 views/month).[1] workhouse has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] workhouse is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → residential building
    Harper's tag → workhouses
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: workhouses, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289969105|workhouses (#289969105)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
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