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Parish Workhouse, Christchurch blue plaque

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom

Erected next to an earlier barn used as a poorhouse, this building was built in 1764 by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor as THE PARISH WORKHOUSE. When Christchurch combined with Holdenhurst and Sopley parishes in 1835 it became the Union Workhouse and remained in use until 1885.

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