page_title: Chorlton Poor Law Union
hierarchical_section_title: Chorlton Poor Law Union
caption_attribution_description: English: The old Withington Hospital, parts of which are still used in an out-patient basis.
context_page_description: Chorlton Poor Law Union was founded in January 1837 in response to the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, also known as the New Poor Law. It was overseen by an elected board of 19 guardians representing the 12 parishes in the area it served: Ardwick, Burnage, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Chorlton with Hardy, Didsbury, Gorton, Hulme, Levenshulme, Mosside, Rusholme, Stretford, and Withington, all in present day south Manchester, England.
context_section_description: Chorlton Poor Law Union was founded in January 1837 in response to the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, also known as the New Poor Law. It was overseen by an elected board of 19 guardians representing the 12 parishes in the area it served: Ardwick, Burnage, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Chorlton with Hardy, Didsbury, Gorton, Hulme, Levenshulme, Mosside, Rusholme, Stretford, and Withington, all (apart from Stretford) in present day south Manchester, England.
caption: The Withington Workhouse, opened in 1855, was renamed Withington Hospital in 1915, shown here in 2005.[1]
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