9 th ▁centuries ▁the ▁financial ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁and ▁French ▁Revolution ary ▁Wars ▁dam aged ▁the ▁British ▁economy . ▁In ▁D ed d ington ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁poor ▁relief ▁rose ▁from ▁£ 2 4 3 ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁to ▁£ 1 , 1 2 5 ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁V est ry ▁raised ▁the ▁poor ▁rate ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁sh ill ings ▁in ▁the ▁p ound ▁– ▁i . e . ▁ 5 0 %. ▁The ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁continued ▁the ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁economy . ▁ ▁The ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁but ▁D ed d ington ▁continued ▁to ▁struggle ▁with ▁w ides p read ▁pover ty . ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁the ▁parish ▁was ▁subs id ising ▁far mers ▁to ▁employ ▁people . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁the ▁parish ▁adopted ▁the ▁C rop red y ▁Plan , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁formula ▁for ▁calculating ▁what ▁poor ▁rate ▁to ▁set , ▁and ▁how ▁much ▁to ▁subs id ise ▁far mers ▁for ▁each ▁labour er ▁they ▁employed . ▁ ▁Parliament ▁reform ed ▁poor ▁relief ▁with ▁the ▁Po or ▁Law ▁Am end ment ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁Its ▁prov isions ▁included ▁replacing ▁the ▁work h ouses ▁of ▁individual ▁par ishes ▁with ▁new , ▁more ▁pun itive ▁ones ▁each ▁covering ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁par ishes . ▁D ed d ington