Manchester was an ancient ecclesiastical parish of the

hundred of Salford 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 s ...

, in

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a Historic counties of England, historic county, Ceremonial County, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significa ...

, England. It encompassed several

townships 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, Ca ...

and chapelries, including the then township of Manchester (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. ...

). Other townships are now parts of the

Anglican Diocese of Manchester The 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. ...

and/or

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tamesid ...

. In the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

the parish of Manchester is recorded as including

St Michael's Church St. Michael's Church are churches generally named after Michael the Archangel and include: Albania * Basilica of Saint Michael, Arapaj * Church of St. Michael (Berat) * St. Michael's Church, Menshat * St. Michael's Church, Moscopole * St. ...

Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manc ...

as well as the mother church of St Mary's in Manchester. Although by the 13th century Ashton had formed its own separate parish, the

advowson Advowson () or patronage is the right in English law of a patron (avowee) to present to the diocesan bishop (or in some cases the ordinary if not the same person) a nominee for appointment to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church living, a ...

was held by Manchester as late as 1458.

Townships

In 1866 the townships became recognised as separate

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

es. Part, but not all, of this area was in 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 ...

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 Manchester 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.F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England'', Vol.II, Northern England, London, 1991 *

Ardwick Ardwick is a district of Manchester in North West England, one mile south east of the city centre. The population of the Ardwick Ward at the 2011 census was 19,250. Historically in Lancashire, by the mid-nineteenth century Ardwick had grown f ...

(Manchester Borough 1838, South Manchester parish in 1896) * Beswick (Manchester Borough 1838, North Manchester parish in 1896) *

Blackley Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is approximately north of Manchester city centre, on the River Irk. History The hamlet of Blackley was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name derives from ...

(to Manchester Borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896) * Bradford (to Manchester borough in 1885, North Manchester parish in 1896) * Broughton (part to Municipal Borough of Salford in 1844, remainder in 1853, part of

City of Salford The City of Salford () is a metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester, England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford. The borough covers the towns of Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury, as well as the villages ...

in 1974) *

Burnage Burnage is a suburb of the city of Manchester in North West England, about south of Manchester city centre and bisected by the dual carriageway of Kingsway. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the population of the Bu ...

(to Withington Local Government District 1876, Withington Urban District 1894, Manchester County Borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910) *

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 ...

(Manchester Borough 1838, North Manchester parish 1896) *

Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy is a suburban area of Manchester, England, southwest of the city centre. Chorlton ward had a population of 14,138 at the 2011 census, and Chorlton Park 15,147. By the 9th century, there was an Anglo-Saxon settlement h ...

(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 outer suburb and electoral ward of Manchester, England, north of Manchester city centre, bordered by Cheetham Hill, Blackley, Harpurhey, Broughton, and Prestwich. The population at the 2011 census was 15,959. Historically p ...

(formed a Local Board District in 1854, to Manchester Borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896) * Denton (formed Denton Local Board District in 1857, part of Denton and Haughton Local Government District in 1884, became

Denton Urban District Denton 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. Th ...

in 1894, to Tameside in 1974) *

Didsbury Didsbury is a suburban area of Manchester, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 26,788. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, there are ...

(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 in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester city centre and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the ...

(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 in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester city centre and south-west of Oldham. The orbital M60 motorway skirts it to the east. The population at the United Kingdom Cen ...

(Formed a Local board of health in 1863, became Failsworth Urban District in 1894, to Oldham in 1974) *

Gorton Gorton is an area of Manchester in North West England, southeast of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. A major landmark is Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century ...

(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 an inner-city suburb of Manchester in North West England, three miles north east of the city centre. Historically in Lancashire, the population at the 2011 census was 17,652. Areas of Harpurhey include Kingsbridge Estate, Barn ...

(Included in Prestwich

Rural Sanitary District Sanitary districts were established in England and Wales in 1872 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 *Rural sanitary dis ...

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 a suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is part of the Four Heatons, and neighbours Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lan ...

(part of the parish was included in the Municipal Borough of Stockport in 1835, the remainder became

Local Board District in 1872, an urban district in 1894, and was included in the County Borough of Stockport in 1913. The parish was merged with that of Stockport in 1935.) *

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 for ...

(Manchester Borough 1838, South Manchester parish 1896) *

Levenshulme Levenshulme () is an area of Manchester, England, bordering Fallowfield, Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish; it is approximately halfway between Stockport and Manchester city centre on the A6 road (England), A6. Levenshulme i ...

(Levenshulme Local board District 1863–1894, Urban District 1894–1909, then to Manchester County Borough; to South Manchester parish 1910) *

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

(Manchester borough 1838) *

Moss Side Moss Side is an inner-city area of Manchester, England, south of the city centre, It had a population of 20,745 at the 2021 census. Moss Side is bounded by Hulme to the north, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Rusholme and Fallowfield to the east, Whalle ...

(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 (Included in Prestwich Rural Sanitary District in 1875, to Manchester County Borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896) * Newton (Formed

Newton Heath Newton Heath is an area of Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester city centre and with a population of 9,883. Historically part of Lancashire, Newton was formerly a farming area, but adopted the factory system following the Industrial ...

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 a suburb of Manchester, England, about three miles east of the city centre. Historically part of Lancashire, Openshaw was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. Its name derives from the Old English ''Opinschawe'', which m ...

(formed Openshaw Local Board district in 1863, to Manchester borough in 1890, South Manchester parish in 1896) *

Reddish Reddish is an area in Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. south-east of Manchester city centre. At the 2011 Census, the population was 28,052. Historically part of Lancashire, Reddish grew rapidly in the Industrial ...

(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 an area of Manchester, England, two miles south of the city centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,643. Rusholme is bounded by Chorlton-on-Medlock to the north, Victoria Park and Longsight to the east, Fa ...

(Local Board District formed 1851, included in Manchester Borough in 1885, South Manchester parish 1896) *

Salford Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...

(Included in Municipal Borough of Salford in 1844, County Borough of Salford in 1889, to

in 1974) *

Stretford Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, south of Manchester city centre, south of Salford, Greater Manchester, Salford and n ...

(Stretford Local Board District 1868–1894, Urban District 1894–1933,

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 ...

1933, to Trafford in 1974) *

Withington Withington is a suburb of Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies from Manchester city centre, about south of Fallowfield, north-east of Didsbury and east of Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Withington has a population of just ov ...

(to Withington Local Government District 1876, Withington Urban District 1894, Manchester borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)

References

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