Manchester Township was one of the many
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
s and chapelries which formed the
ancient parish of Manchester within the
Salford hundred
The Salford Hundred (also known as Salfordshire) was one of the subdivisions of the historic county of Lancashire, in Northern England (see: Hundred (county division). Its name alludes to its judicial centre being the township of Salford (the ...
of
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
, England. It included the area of what is now
Manchester city centre
Manchester City Centre is the central business district of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England situated within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57(M) Mancunian Way which collectively form an inner ring road. ...
and the adjoining area of
Ancoats.
In 1792 commissioners, usually known as
police commissioners, were established for the improvement of the township. Under the
Municipal Corporations Act 1835, the
municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district 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. Broadly similar structures existed in S ...
of Manchester was established in 1838 as a local authority area, and included the townships of Manchester,
Beswick,
Cheetham Cheetham may refer to:
People
* Cheetham (surname)
Places
* Cheetham and Altona Important Bird Area, Melbourne, Australia
* Cheetham Close, a megalith and scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire, very close to the boundary with Greater ...
,
Chorlton-on-Medlock
Chorlton-on-Medlock or Chorlton-upon-Medlock is an inner city area of Manchester, England.
Historically in Lancashire, Chorlton-on-Medlock is bordered to the north by the River Medlock, which runs immediately south of Manchester city centre ...
and
Hulme
Hulme () is an inner city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England, immediately south of Manchester city centre. It has a significant industrial heritage.
Historically in Lancashire, the name Hulme is derived from the Old Norse word ...
.
[{{citation , url=http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzm2n.htm , title=Greater Manchester Gazetteer, publisher=Greater Manchester County Record Office, accessdate=17 October 2008, at=Places names - M to N, archivedate=18 July 2011, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718144323/http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzm2n.htm]
References
History of Manchester