| Administrative History | The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act grouped parishes together into Unions, controlled by Boards of Guardians, for purposes of poor relief. The Glossop Poor Law Union formally came into existence in Dec 1837. In 1930, the functions of the Board of Guardians were taken over by the Public Assistant Committee of the County Council. This continued until 1948, when the Poor Law was abolished by the National Assistance Act.
The Union contained the following parishes or townships:
Charlesworth Churnal, Glossop, Glossop Dale, Hadfield and Dinting, Ludworth and Chisworth, Padfield, Somondley and Whitfield.
Glossop Township workhouse had been built between 1832-4, to the west of Blackshaw Clough, just before the passing of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. The Board of Guardians assumed the control of this shortly after their appointment. The workhouse later became known as Glossop Public Assistance Insitution, and then transformed into Shire Hill Hospital, under the NHS.
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| Custodial History | Acquired by Derbyshire Record Office in 1979. |