Manchester was an ancient ecclesiastical parish of the
hundred of SalfordThe hundred of Salford was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, in northern England. It was sometimes known as Salfordshire, the name alluding to its judicial centre being the township of Salford...
, in
LancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Lancashire County Council is based in Preston. However, Lancaster is still considered to be the county town...
, England. It encompassed several
townshipsIn England, township usually means a village or hamlet. A township may be co-terminous with a chapelry, manor, or other minor area of local administration.-History:...
and chapelries, including the then
township of ManchesterManchester Township was one of the many townships and chapelries which formed the ancient parish of Manchester within the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. It included the area of what is now Manchester City Centre and the adjoining area of Ancoats....
(now
Manchester city centreManchester city centre – known formally as City Centre – is the central business district of both Manchester and Greater Manchester, in North West England. The city centre, as defined by Manchester City Council, lies within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, straddling the River...
). Other townships are now parts of the
Anglican Diocese of ManchesterThe Diocese of Manchester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, England. Based in the city of Manchester, the diocese covers much of the county of Greater Manchester and small areas of the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.-History:...
and/or
Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.56 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and...
.
In 1866 the townships became recognised as separate
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
es. Part, but not all, of this area was in the
municipal boroughMunicipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
of Manchester, which expanded with the decades. In 1896 the parishes of the City of Manchester outside the remaining Manchester parish were re-organised as
North ManchesterNorth Manchester was, from 1896 to 1916, a township within the Poor Law Union of Prestwich, and the City of Manchester, England. North Manchester was a local government sub-district used for the administration of Poor Law legistlation; it was an inter-parish unit for social security...
and South Manchester parishes, which were themselves re-organised as a single civil parish of Manchester in 1916, while the parishes in the county borough of Salford were united as a single civil parish in 1919.
- Ardwick
Ardwick is a district of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It is approximately one mile south-east of Manchester City Centre.By the early 19th century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a pleasant and wealthy suburb of Manchester, but by the end of that century it had become...
(Manchester Borough 1838, South Manchester parish in 1896)
- Beswick
Beswick is an area of the city of Manchester, in North West England. The River Medlock and the Ashton Canal both run through it. It neighbours the larger district of Bradford to the east and the two areas are sometimes referred to as Bradford-with-Beswick....
(Manchester Borough 1838, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Blackley
Blackley is an area of north Manchester, in North West England. It is about northeast of Manchester city centre, by a meander of the River Irk. To the north is Boggart Hole Clough and Middleton. Blackley is bisected by Rochdale Road, a major route to Manchester, and lies by the M60...
(to Manchester Borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Bradford (to Manchester borough in 1885, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Broughton
Broughton is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the east bank of the River Irwell and A56 road, in the northeastern part of the City of Salford, north-northwest of Manchester City Centre and south of Prestwich. Broughton consists of Broughton Park, Higher...
(part to Municipal Borough of SalfordSalford was, from 1844 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England, coterminate with Salford. It was granted city status in 1926.-Free Borough and Police Commissioners:...
in 1844, remainder in 1853, part of City of SalfordThe City of Salford , is a local government district of Greater Manchester, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Swinton, Walkden, Eccles, and Irlam which apart from...
in 1974)
- Burnage
Burnage is a neighbourhood of the city of Manchester in North West England. It is about south of Manchester city centre, bisected by the busy dual carriageway of Kingsway, part of the A34...
(to Withington Local Government District 1876, Withington Urban District 1894, Manchester County Borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)
- Cheetham (Manchester Borough 1838, North Manchester parish 1896)
- Chorlton cum Hardy (to Withington Urban District, Manchester Borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)
- Chorlton upon Medlock (Manchester Borough 1838, South Manchester parish 1896)
- Crumpsall
Crumpsall is an urban area and electoral ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is about north of Manchester city centre...
(formed a Local Board DistrictLocal Boards or Local Boards of Health were local authorities in urban areas of England and Wales from 1848 to 1894. They were formed in response to cholera epidemics and were given powers to control sewers, clean the streets, regulate slaughterhouses and ensure the proper supply of water to their...
in 1854, to Manchester Borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Denton
Denton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is five miles to the east of Manchester city centre, and has a population of 34,280....
(formed Denton Local Board District in 1857, part of Denton and Haughton Local Government District in 1884, became Denton Urban DistrictDenton Urban District was a local government district in England from 1894 to 1974.Denton was originally a township in the ancient parish of Manchester in the Salford Hundred of Lancashire. In 1866 it became a civil parish in its own right. The Denton parish was expanded on 31 December 1894 by...
in 1894, to Tameside in 1974)
- Didsbury
Didsbury is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre, in the southern half of the Greater Manchester Urban Area. It is a dormitory community with a resident population of just over...
(Included in area of Withington Local Board of Health in 1876, Withington Urban District in 1894, Manchester Borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)
- Droylsden
Droylsden is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated to the east of Manchester city centre, and west-southwest of Ashton-under-Lyne, it has a population of 23,172....
(In 1863 part of the township became a Local Board District and was subsequently reconstituted as Droylsden Urban District in 1894, passing to Tameside in 1974.
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Manchester was an ancient ecclesiastical parish of the
hundred of SalfordThe hundred of Salford was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, in northern England. It was sometimes known as Salfordshire, the name alluding to its judicial centre being the township of Salford...
, in
LancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Lancashire County Council is based in Preston. However, Lancaster is still considered to be the county town...
, England. It encompassed several
townshipsIn England, township usually means a village or hamlet. A township may be co-terminous with a chapelry, manor, or other minor area of local administration.-History:...
and chapelries, including the then
township of ManchesterManchester Township was one of the many townships and chapelries which formed the ancient parish of Manchester within the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England. It included the area of what is now Manchester City Centre and the adjoining area of Ancoats....
(now
Manchester city centreManchester city centre – known formally as City Centre – is the central business district of both Manchester and Greater Manchester, in North West England. The city centre, as defined by Manchester City Council, lies within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, straddling the River...
). Other townships are now parts of the
Anglican Diocese of ManchesterThe Diocese of Manchester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, England. Based in the city of Manchester, the diocese covers much of the county of Greater Manchester and small areas of the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.-History:...
and/or
Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.56 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and...
.
Townships
In 1866 the townships became recognised as separate
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
es. Part, but not all, of this area was in the
municipal boroughMunicipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
of Manchester, which expanded with the decades. In 1896 the parishes of the City of Manchester outside the remaining Manchester parish were re-organised as
North ManchesterNorth Manchester was, from 1896 to 1916, a township within the Poor Law Union of Prestwich, and the City of Manchester, England. North Manchester was a local government sub-district used for the administration of Poor Law legistlation; it was an inter-parish unit for social security...
and South Manchester parishes, which were themselves re-organised as a single civil parish of Manchester in 1916, while the parishes in the county borough of Salford were united as a single civil parish in 1919.
- Ardwick
Ardwick is a district of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It is approximately one mile south-east of Manchester City Centre.By the early 19th century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a pleasant and wealthy suburb of Manchester, but by the end of that century it had become...
(Manchester Borough 1838, South Manchester parish in 1896)
- Beswick
Beswick is an area of the city of Manchester, in North West England. The River Medlock and the Ashton Canal both run through it. It neighbours the larger district of Bradford to the east and the two areas are sometimes referred to as Bradford-with-Beswick....
(Manchester Borough 1838, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Blackley
Blackley is an area of north Manchester, in North West England. It is about northeast of Manchester city centre, by a meander of the River Irk. To the north is Boggart Hole Clough and Middleton. Blackley is bisected by Rochdale Road, a major route to Manchester, and lies by the M60...
(to Manchester Borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Bradford (to Manchester borough in 1885, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Broughton
Broughton is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the east bank of the River Irwell and A56 road, in the northeastern part of the City of Salford, north-northwest of Manchester City Centre and south of Prestwich. Broughton consists of Broughton Park, Higher...
(part to Municipal Borough of SalfordSalford was, from 1844 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England, coterminate with Salford. It was granted city status in 1926.-Free Borough and Police Commissioners:...
in 1844, remainder in 1853, part of City of SalfordThe City of Salford , is a local government district of Greater Manchester, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Swinton, Walkden, Eccles, and Irlam which apart from...
in 1974)
- Burnage
Burnage is a neighbourhood of the city of Manchester in North West England. It is about south of Manchester city centre, bisected by the busy dual carriageway of Kingsway, part of the A34...
(to Withington Local Government District 1876, Withington Urban District 1894, Manchester County Borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)
- Cheetham (Manchester Borough 1838, North Manchester parish 1896)
- Chorlton cum Hardy (to Withington Urban District, Manchester Borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)
- Chorlton upon Medlock (Manchester Borough 1838, South Manchester parish 1896)
- Crumpsall
Crumpsall is an urban area and electoral ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is about north of Manchester city centre...
(formed a Local Board DistrictLocal Boards or Local Boards of Health were local authorities in urban areas of England and Wales from 1848 to 1894. They were formed in response to cholera epidemics and were given powers to control sewers, clean the streets, regulate slaughterhouses and ensure the proper supply of water to their...
in 1854, to Manchester Borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Denton
Denton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is five miles to the east of Manchester city centre, and has a population of 34,280....
(formed Denton Local Board District in 1857, part of Denton and Haughton Local Government District in 1884, became Denton Urban DistrictDenton Urban District was a local government district in England from 1894 to 1974.Denton was originally a township in the ancient parish of Manchester in the Salford Hundred of Lancashire. In 1866 it became a civil parish in its own right. The Denton parish was expanded on 31 December 1894 by...
in 1894, to Tameside in 1974)
- Didsbury
Didsbury is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre, in the southern half of the Greater Manchester Urban Area. It is a dormitory community with a resident population of just over...
(Included in area of Withington Local Board of Health in 1876, Withington Urban District in 1894, Manchester Borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)
- Droylsden
Droylsden is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated to the east of Manchester city centre, and west-southwest of Ashton-under-Lyne, it has a population of 23,172....
(In 1863 part of the township became a Local Board District and was subsequently reconstituted as Droylsden Urban District in 1894, passing to Tameside in 1974. The remainder was included in the Borough of Manchester in 1884, becoming the parish of Clayton in 1894, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Failsworth
Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground, on the course of the Rochdale Canal and north bank of the River Medlock. It is west-northwest of Ashton-under-Lyne, south-southwest of Oldham and to the east-northeast of...
(Formed a Local board of health in 1863, became Failsworth Urban District in 1894, to Oldham in 1974)
- Gorton
Gorton is an area of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is located to the southeast of Manchester city centre. Neighbouring areas include Longsight and Levenshulme....
(Formed a local board of health in 1863. Part was included in County Borough of Manchester in 1890, became West Gorton parish in 1894, part of South Manchester parish in 1896. Remainder formed Gorton Urban District in 1894, was absorbed by county borough and parish of South Manchester in 1910)
- Harpurhey
Harpurhey is a district of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is approximately three miles north east of Manchester city centre....
(Included in Prestwich Rural Sanitary DistrictSanitary Districts were established in England and Wales in 1875 and in Ireland in 1878. The districts were of two types, based on existing structures:*Urban sanitary districts in towns with existing local government bodies...
in 1875, Manchester county borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Haughton (Haughton Local Board District formed in 1877, part of Denton and Haughton Local Government District in 1884, Denton Urban District in 1894, to Tameside in 1974)
- Heaton Norris
Heaton Norris is now a mainly residential area of Stockport, England bordering on Heaton Chapel,Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor. Formerly it was the name of the parish, that included Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor and was in Lancashire....
(part of the parish was included in the Municipal Borough of Stockport in 1835, the remainder became Heaton NorrisHeaton Norris is now a mainly residential area of Stockport, England bordering on Heaton Chapel,Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor. Formerly it was the name of the parish, that included Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor and was in Lancashire....
Local Board District in 1872, an urban district in 1894, and was included in the County Borough of StockportStockport was a local government district centred on Stockport in the northwest of England from 1835 to 1974.The district was created by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 when the existing Borough of Stockport was reformed as a municipal borough. Until 1835 the town was governed by a charter...
in 1913. The parish was merged with that of Stockport in 1935.)
- Hulme
Hulme is an inner city area and electoral ward of Manchester, in North West England. Located immediately south of Manchester City Centre, it is an area with significant industrial heritage....
(Manchester Borough 1838, South Manchester parish 1896)
- Levenshulme
Levenshulme is an urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It borders Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish, and is approximately from Manchester City Centre on the A6 road. Levenshulme is also situated on the main Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston railway...
(Levenshulme Local board District 1863 - 1894, Urban District 1894 - 1909, then to Manchester County Borough; to South Manchester parish 1910)
- Manchester Township (Manchester borough 1838)
- Moss Side
Moss Side is an inner city, residential area and electoral ward of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 11,000...
(the majority of the parish was constituted as Moss Side Local Board District in 1856, and urban district in 1894, included in Manchester County Borough in 1904 and South Manchester parish in 1910; a detached part of the parish was included in Rusholme Local Board District in 1865, and Manchester Borough in 1885.)
- Moston
Moston is a district of Manchester, in North West England, approximately 3 miles north east of the city centre. Historically a part of Lancashire, Moston is a predominantly residential area, with a population of about 12,500 and has a land coverage is approximately .-History:The name Moston...
(Included in Prestwich Rural Sanitary District in 1875, to Manchester County Borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
- Newton
Newton is an area of Hyde, in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Originally a separate district in Cheshire, it was incorporated into Hyde in the 1930s, and occupies a narrow strip of land from the River Tame near Newton Hall to Matley, and lies between Hyde and Dukinfield.Newton Can be divided...
(Formed Newton HeathNewton Heath is an urban area of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is east-northeast of Manchester city centre and has a population of 9,883 people....
Local Board District in 1853, detached part (Kirkmanshulme) was separated in 1859, and was included in Prestwich Rural Sanitary district in 1875. Both parts of the parish were added to Manchester Borough in 1890, South Manchester parish in 1896)
- Openshaw
Openshaw is an area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It lies about two miles east of Manchester City Centre, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire-Education:...
(formed Openshaw Local Board district in 1863, to Manchester borough in 1890, South Manchester parish in 1896)
- Reddish
Reddish is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of Stockport and southeast of Manchester...
(Reddish Local Government District 1881 to 1894, urban district 1894 to 1901, Stockport County Borough 1901, absorbed by Stockport parish in 1935.)
- Rusholme
Rusholme is a part of Manchester, in North West England, about two miles south of Manchester city centre.Rusholme is home to the Curry Mile - a focused stretch of Indian restaurants on Wilmslow Road....
(Local Board District formed 1851, included in Manchester Borough in 1885, South Manchester parish 1896)
- Salford (Included in Municipal Borough of Salford
Salford was, from 1844 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England, coterminate with Salford. It was granted city status in 1926.-Free Borough and Police Commissioners:...
in 1844, County Borough of Salford in 1889, to City of SalfordThe City of Salford , is a local government district of Greater Manchester, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Swinton, Walkden, Eccles, and Irlam which apart from...
in 1974)
- Stretford
Stretford is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Lying on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, it is to the southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Salford and northeast of Altrincham...
(Stretford Local Board District 1868 - 1894, Urban District 1894 - 1933, Municipal BoroughStretford was, from 1868 to 1974, a local government district coterminate with the town of Stretford in the then county of Lancashire, England.-Local Board and Urban District:...
1933, to Trafford in 1974)
- Withington
Withington is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre, about south of Fallowfield, north-east of Didsbury, and east of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near the centre-to-south edges of the Greater Manchester Urban Area; in the...
(to Withington Local Government District 1876, Withington Urban District 1894, Manchester borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)