The District of Withington, Manchester in the County of -- Lancashire --

Mauldeth Rd, Withington in 1933 Photograph by kind permission and © of Treetonweb

Withington is historically one of the townships of the parish of Manchester in the Salford Hundred of Lancashire. It lies 4 miles south of Manchester City centre and through the ages has been documented as Wythinton, Wythington and Whytinton. It remained largely rural until the Industrial Revolution in the mid 19th century.

Withington Station in 1910 Photograph by kind permission and © of the John Alsop collection, 2011