Ludworth is an area of Marple, in the

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district, in the county of

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, England.

History

Ludworth was formerly a

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in the parish of

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, on 1 April 1896 Ludworth became a

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, being formed from part of Ludworth and Chisworth, it became part of Glossop Dale Rural District, in 1934 it was transferred to Chapel en le Frith Rural District, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Marple and became part of Marple Urban District, along with Mellor. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1926. In 1974, Marple Urban District became part of the metropolitan borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester. The civil parish consisted of

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and the smaller Mill Brow.

Today

Though ''Ludworth'' is not often used for the area, it does live on in the name of Ludworth

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which is located in Marple Bridge. ''Ludworth and Lyme'' is also an area within the

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organisational areas.

References

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