DAISY HILL:
Area in Westhoughton township of Bolton.
DAISY NOOK:
Area, also known as Waterhouses, in Ashton under Lyne township,
subsequently in Woodhouses Civil Parish, in the Metropolitan Borough
of Tameside.
DALTON:
A common placename in the north of England. Known in the 1086
Domesday Survey as "Daltone" and meaning a "farmstead,
village or dwelling in a valley". This township or Civil
Parish was in Wigan Rural District, Lancashire. In 1968 part of
the Civil Parish was added to Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District.
In 1974 both Wigan Rural District and Skelmersdale and Holland
Urban District were dissolved. The area of the Urban District,
together with the remaining area of Dalton Civil Parish, became
part of West Lancashire District in the County of Lancashire.
DARCY LEVER:
Known as "Parua Lefre" (Little Lever) in 1212,
from the Old English meaning "a place where rushes grow".
Part of the district of came into the possession of the D'Arcy
family from 1066 and became known as "Darce Lever"
by 1590, to distinguish it from Little Lever. This township or
Civil Parish was in Lancashire. It was in Bolton (or Bolton le
Moors) Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Bolton Poor Law Union.
In 1898 it became part of Bolton Borough.
DARNHILL:
Area in Heap township
DAUBHILL:
Area in Over Hulton township added to Bolton Borough in 1898
DAVYHULME:
This Civil Parish was formed in 1894 from the area of Barton upon
Irwell township. It was in Lancashire and in Barton upon Irwell
Poor Law Union. In 1892 small areas of land in the Davyhulme area
were exchanged between Barton upon Irwell and Pendleton townships.
In 1896 part of it was added to Barton Moss Civil Parish. In 1933
Davyhulme Civil Parish was dissolved and its area divided between
Urmston and Stretford Urban Districts. Now part of Trafford Metropolitan
Borough.
DEANE:
A common English placename in medieval times, simply meaning "a
valley" or a "place in a valley". This name was
given in 1894 to part of the former Rumworth township or Civil
Parish. Deane was also the name of the ancient Ecclesiastical
Parish containing the township. In 1898 Deane Civil Parish became
part of Bolton Borough.
DENTON:
A common English placename in medieval times, simply meaning "a
village or farmstead in a valley". Known by this name since
around 1220. This township or Civil Parish was once in Lancashire.
It was in the Manchester Poor Law Union. In 1857 Denton Local
Board of Health was established for the area of the township.
In 1884 it was combined with the area of the adjoining Haughton
Local Board of Health. In 1894 Haughton township was included
within Denton township and this area became Denton Urban District.
In 1933 part of it was added to the City of Manchester. In 1937
there was an exchange of very small areas with Stockport Borough.
In 1974 the Urban District became part of Tameside Metropolitan
Borough.
DIDSBURY:
Known from 1246 as "Dedesbiry", and meaning in
Old English, "the stronghold of a man called Dyddi".
This township was formerly in Lancashire. It was in Manchester
Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Chorlton Poor Law Union from
1837-1915, and in Manchester Poor Law Union from 1915-30. In 1876
it was included in the area of Withington Local Board of Health.
Under the Divided Parishes Act of 1882 part of the township was
added to Burnage township. In 1894 it became part of Withington
Urban District. In 1904 it became part of the City of Manchester.
See Didsbury - Main Entry.
DIGGLES:
Area in Heap township, transferred to Birtle with Bamford township
under the Divided Parishes Act of 1882.
DIXON FOLD:
Area in Clifton township, not to be confused with the area of
the same name in Farnworth township. Near this area in Clifton
township was Dixon Fold railway station.
DROYLSDEN:
From around 1250 known as "Dilisden" and possibly
meaning "valley of the dry spring or stream". This township
or Civil Parish was in Lancashire. It was in Manchester Ecclesiastical
Parish and in Ashton under Lyne Poor Law Union. In 1863 Droylsden
Local Board of Health was established for part of the township.
In 1889 part of the township was added to Openshaw township. In
1890 part (Clayton area) of the township was added to the City
of Manchester. In 1894 the remaining area of Droylsden township
became Droylsden Urban District. In 1933 there was an exchange
of areas with the City of Manchester. In 1954 part of Little Moss
Civil Parish was added to the Urban District. In 1974 the Urban
District became part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
DUKINFIELD:
From the 12th century known as "Drokenfeld" in
Old English meaning "a place where ducks are kept in a field".
This township or Civil Parish was in Cheshire. It was in Stockport
Ecclesiastical Parish and in Ashton under Lyne Poor Law Union.
In 1857 Dukinfield Local Board of Health was established for part
of the area of the township. In 1857 part of the township was
included in Stalybridge Borough. In 1894 the remainder of the
township became Dukinfield Urban District. In 1898 there was an
exchange of areas with Ashton under Lyne Borough, Lancashire,
and the whole Urban District, incl. the area transferred from
Ashton under Lyne Borough, was included in Cheshire County. In
1899 the Urban District became a Municipal Borough. In 1936 part
of Matley Civil Parish was added to the Borough arid there was
an exchange of areas with Hyde Borough. In 1974 the Borough became
part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
DUNHAM
MASSEY: From the Old English word, Dunham, meaning "homestead
or village on a hill" and Massey, simply "belonging
to the Massey family". This township or Civil Parish was
in Cheshire. It was in Bowdon Ecclesiastical Parish and in the
Bucklow Poor Law Union (which was called Altrincham Union until
1895). In 1920 part of the Civil Parish was added to Altrincham
Urban District. In 1936 another part of it was added to the same
Urban District and a small part to Bowdon Urban District. Also
in 1936 part of Bollington Civil Parish was added to Dunham Massey
Civil Parish. In 1974 the remaining area of the Civil Parish became
part of Trafford Metropolitan Borough. See also - Main
Entry.
GALE: Area in Blatchinworth and Calderbrook township.
GATLEY: Known as "Gateclyve" in 1290 - Old English
meaning "a place where goats are kept". See Stockport
Etchells. See also "Cheadle &
Gatley".
GEE CROSS: Area in Werneth township, subsequently in Hyde Borough, now
part of Tameside.
GIGG: Area in Heap township, subsequently in Bury Metropolitan Borough.
GILNOW: Area in Little Bolton township.
GIN PITS: Area in Astley township of Wigan Metropolitan Borough.
GLAZEBURY: Area partly in Culcheth township and partly in Bedford township.
GODLEY: This township was formerly in Cheshire. It was in Mottram in
Longdendale Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Ashton under Lyne
Poor Law Union. In 1877 it was included in the area of Hyde Local
Board of Health. In 1881 it became part of Hyde Borough. Now part
of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
GOLBORNE:
From 1187 known as "Goldeburn" from the Old English
meaning "a stream where marsh marigolds grow". This
township was formerly in Lancashire. It was in Winwick Ecclesiastical
Parish and in the Leigh Poor Law Union. In 1894 it became an Urban
District. In 1933 Kenyon and Lowton Civil Parishes and the northern
part of Culcheth Civil Parish were added to it. In 1957 there
was an exchange of small areas with Abram Urban District and in
1969 with Leigh Borough and with Irlam Urban District. In 1974,
the Culcheth and Newchurch wards (including the northern part
of the former Civil Parish of Culcheth and part including Kenyon
Hall of the former Civil Parish of Kenyon) became part of Warrington
District, Cheshire; the remainder became part of Wigan Metropolitan
Borough. Residents of both parts still hotly dispute whether Golborne
is in Wigan (ie. Greater Manchester) or Warrington (Cheshire).
GORTON: Known since 1282. Surviving Old English placename meaning "dirty
farmstead". This Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire.
It was in Manchester Ecclesiastical Parish and in Chorlton Poor
Law Union from 1837-1915, and in Manchester Poor Law Union from
1915-30. In 1863 Gorton Local Board of Health was established.
In 1890 West Gorton township was added to the City of Manchester.
In 1894 the remaining area became Gorton Urban District. In 1901
part of the Urban District was added to the City of Manchester.
In 1909 the remaining area of the Urban District became part of
the City of Manchester.
See Gorton - Main Entry.
GREAT BOLTON: This Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire. It was in Bolton
(or Bolton le Moors) Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bolton Poor
Law Union. In 1792 Improvement Trustees (or police commissioners)
were established for the improvement of the area of the township.
In 1838 the township became part of Bolton Borough.
GREATER
MANCHESTER COUNTY: This Metropolitan County was formed, controversially,
in 1974 from parts of the West Riding of Yorkshire (Saddleworth
only), Cheshire and Lancashire, its area comprising the ten following
Metropolitan Districts: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham,
Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.
GREAT HEATON:
This Civil Parish, (also called Over Heaton), was formerly in
Lancashire, situated between Prestwich and Manchester. It was
in Prestwich with Oldham Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Manchester
Poor Law Union from 1841-50, but in 1850 was included in Prestwich
Poor Law Union. It should not be confused with Heaton township,
near Bolton, or Heaton Norris township, between Manchester and
Stockport. In 1894 the township was dissolved and its area divided
between Middleton Borough and Prestwich Urban District. In 1903
the Heaton Park area became part of the City of Manchester.
GREAT LEVER: This Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire. It was in Middleton
Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bolton Poor Law Union. In 1898 it
became part of Bolton Borough.
GREAVE: Area in Spotland township.
GREENLOW
HEATH: Area in Chorlton upon Medlock township.
GREENLOW
MARSH: Greenlow (or Grindlow) Marsh or Cross - an area in
Gorton township.
GREENMOUNT: Area in Tottington Lower End township, formerly known as Nailer's
Green, now part of Bury Metropolitan Borough.
GUIDE BRIDGE:
Area in Audenshaw division of Ashton under Lyne township, now
part of Tameside.
HAIGH: Old English placename, "Hage" dating from 1194
and meaning "an enclosure " - from the old Scandinavian
"hagi". This Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire.
It was in Wigan Ecclesiastic Parish and in Wigan Poor Law Union.
In 1974 it became part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough.
HALE: Common Old English placename meaning "nook, or corner of
the land". Originally in the Domesday Survey of 1086, known
in 1094 as "Halas". This Civil Parish was formerly in
Cheshire. It was in Bowdon Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bucklow
Poor Law Union (which was called Altrincham Union until 1895).
In 1900 part of the Civil Parish was separated to become Ringway
Civil Parish and the remainder of Hale Civil Parish became an
Urban District. In 1936 a small part of the Urban District was
added to Altrincham Urban District and parts of Altrincham Urban
District, Bowdon Urban District and Ashley, Ringway and Timperley
Civil Parishes were added to Hale Urban District. In 1974 the
Urban District became part of Trafford Metropolitan Borough.
HALLIWELL: From the 10th century Old English, literally meaning "Holy
well". This Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire. It was
in Deane Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bolton Poor Law Union. In
1863 Halliwell Local Board of Health was established for the area
of the township. In 1 877 part of the township was added to Bolton
Borough. The remaining area, originally known as Halliwell Higher
End and from 1894 as Smithills township or Civil Parish, also
became part of Bolton Borough in 1898.
HALSHAW
MOOR: Area in Farnworth and Kearsley townships, now part
of Bolton Metro Borough.
HAMER: Area in Wardleworth township.
HANDFORTH: Known in the 12th century as "Haneforde" possibly
meaning "a ford frequented by game birds". This township
or Civil Parish was formerly in Cheshire. Its area was in Handforth
cum Bosden township which in 1877 was divided into Handforth and
Bosden townships or Civil Parishes. In 1904 Handforth Civil Parish
became an Urban District. (Bosden Civil Parish became part of
Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District in 1900). In 1936 Handforth
Urban District was dissolved and its area divided between Cheadle
and Gatley Urban District and Wilmslow Now in Cheshire County.
The Civil Parish of Handforth cum Bosden was formerly in Cheshire.
It was in Cheadle Ecclesiastical Parish. It was in Altrincham
Poor Law Union briefly in 1837 but was subsequently in Stockport
Poor Law Union. In 1877 it was divided into the two townships
of Handforth and Bosden.
HARES HILL: Area in Hopwood township of Rochdale Metro Borough.
HARPER
GREEN: Area in Farnworth township of Bolton Metropolitan
Borough.
HARPURHEY: Known in 1320 as "Harpourhey", and meaning
"land belonging to a man called Harpour". This Civil
Parish was formerly in Lancashire. It was in Manchester Ecclesiastical
Parish and in the Manchester Poor Law Union from 1841-50, in Prestwich
Poor Law Union from 1850-1915, and in Manchester Poor Law Union
again from 1915-30. In 1885 it became part of the City of Manchester.
See Harpurhey - Main Entry.
HARTSHEAD: Hartshead was one of the ancient divisions in Ashton under Lyne
township. In 1894 Hartshead township or Civil Parish was formed
from the area of Ashton under Lyne township. It was in Ashton
under Lyne Poor Law Union. In 1935 the Civil Parish was dissolved;
most of it was added to Ashton under Lyne Borough and a small
part to Alt Civil Parish.
HARWOOD: Three possible meanings from Old English - 1). "Grey wood",
2). "wood by the rocks", or 3). most likely, "wood
frequented by hares". Known in 1212 as "Harewode".
This township or Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire. It was
in Bolton (or Bolton le Moors) Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bolton
Poor Law Union. It should not be confused with Great and Little
Harwood, near Blackburn, Lancashire. In 1898 it became part of
Turton Urban District. Now part of Bolton Metropolitan Borough.
HATTERSLEY:
This township or Civil Parish was formerly in Cheshire and is
now part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough. It was in Mottram in
Longendale Ecclesiastical Parish and in Ashton under Lyne Poor
Law Union. In 1936 it was dissolved and its area divided between
Hyde Borough and Longdendale Urban District.
HAUGH: Placename common in Old English and meaning "a nook or
corner of land". Area in Butterworth township.
HAUGHTON:
As above, meaning "a farmstead or village in a corner or
nook of the land". This township or Civil Parish was formerly
in Lancashire. It was in Manchester Ecclesiastical Parish and
in Ashton under Lyne Poor Law Union. In 1877 Haughton Local Board
of Health was established for the area of the township. In 1884
its area was combined with that of Denton Local Board of Health
under the name of Dent and Haughton Local Board of Health. In
1894 the township became part of Denton township and this area
became Denton Urban District. Now part of Tameside Metropolitan
Borough.
HAWKSHAW: From the Old English meaning either "a small wood or
copse belonging to a man called "Hawkr" or "a small
wood frequented by hawks". Area in Tottington Lower End township.
HAYDOCK:
Known in 1169 a "Hedoc", probably from the Welsh
"Heddiog" meaning "barley place" or
"corn farm". Part of Haydock Urban District added to
Ashton in Makerfield (Wigan), the remainder is now part of Merseyside.
HAZEL GROVE
& BRAMHALL: Hazel Grove known in 1690 as "Hesslegrove"
and meaning, literally, "a hazel grove". Locality in
Bosden, Bramhall, Norbury, Offerton, Torkington and Stockport
townships, formerly known as Bullock Smithy until 1836 when the
name "Hazel Grove" was revived. Bramhall appears in the 1086 Domesday
Survey as "Bramale", and Old English name meaning
"nook of land where broom grows". In 1900 the Urban
District of Hazel Grove and Bramhall was formed from the Cheshire
Civil Parishes of: Bosden, Bramhall, Norbury, Offerton, Torkington.
It was in Stockport Poor Law Union. In 1901 part of the Urban
District was added to Stockport Borough and in 1935 another part.
In 1936 part of the Urban District was added to Marple Urban District.
In 1939 Woodford Civil Parish became part of Hazel Grove and Bramhall
Urban District. In 1974 the Urban District became part of Stockport
Metropolitan Borough.
HEADY HILL: Locality in Heap township.
HEALEY: Locality in Spotland township.
HEAP: This township or Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire. It
was in Bury Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bury Poor Law Union.
In 1872 part of it was included in the area of Bury improvement
commissioners. Under the Divided Parishes Act of 1882 part of
it was added to Birtle with Bamford township. The township included
the town of Heywood. In 1864 Heap Middle Division Local Board
of Health was established for part of the township. In 1867 the
Local Board was reconstituted as Heywood Local Board of Health
and another part of Heap township and parts of Hopwood, Birtle
with Bamford, Pilsworth and Castleton townships were added to
its area. In 1881 the area of the Local Board became the Borough
of Heywood. In 1894 Heap township was dissolved and its area divided
between Bury and Heywood Boroughs and Birtle with Bamford and
Unsworth townships. Now partly in the Bury and in the Rochdale
Metropolitan Boroughs of Greater Manchester.
HEAP BRIDGE: Locality in Heap township.
HEATON: Several places in the region have this name - the following
are the major ones: (1) Heaton township, near Bolton. (2) Great
and Little Heaton townships between Prestwich and Manchester,
an area also known as Heaton Faghfield (or Faughfield or Fallowfield),
Over Heaton and Heaton Reddish (3) Heaton Norris township, between
Manchester and Stockport, which contained Heaton Mersey, Heaton
Chapel, and Heaton Moor. See separate entries for all of the above.
HEATON
(Bolton): Heaton is a common Old English placename, generally
meaning "a high farmstead". This township was formerly
in Lancashire. It was in Deane Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bolton
Poor Law Union. It was sometimes known as Heaton under Hill or
Heaton Horwich, to distinguish it from Great and Little Heaton
townships near Prestwich and from Heaton Norris township between
Manchester and Stockport. In 1898 it became part of Bolton Borough.
HEATON
CHAPEL: Locality in Heaton Norris township of Stockport.
Meaning "The high farmstead near the chapel".
HEATON
MERSEY: Locality in Heaton Norris township of Stockport.
Meaning "the high farmstead beside the River Mersey".
HEATON
MOOR: Locality in Heaton Norris township of Stockport. Meaning
the "high farmstead on the moor or marshland".
HEATON
NORRIS: This township or Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire.
It should not be confused with other townships of a similar name.
It was in Manchester Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Stockport
Poor Law Union. In 1835 part of it was included in Stockport Borough.
In 1872 a separate Local Board of Health was established for the
area and in 1894 the area of the Local Board became an Urban District.
In 1901 part of the Urban District was added to Stockport Borough.
In 1913 it was dissolved and its area divided between Stockport
Borough and the City of Manchester. Now entirely within Stockport
Metropolitan Borough, often mistakenly thought to be in Cheshire.
HEATON
PARK: This area became part of the City of Manchester in
1903.
HEBERS: Locality in Middleton township.
HEY: Another name for the Lees area in Ashton under Lyne township.
HEYROD: Locality in Hartshead division of Ashton under Lyne township
added to Stalybridge Borough in 1881.
HEYWOOD:
Name appears in 1246 as "Heghwode", and simply
meaning "high wood" in Old English. This town was in
Heap township or Civil Parish. In 1864 the Heap Middle Division
Local Board of Health was established for part of Heap township.
In 1867 the Local Board was reconstituted as Heywood Local Board
of Health and another part of Heap township and parts of Hopwood,
Birtle with Bamford, Pilsworth and Castleton townships were added
to its area. In 1879 parts of Hopwood and Pilsworth townships
were added to the area of the Local Board. In 1881 the area of
the Local Board became the Borough of Heywood. It was in Bury
Poor Law Union. In 1894 Heap township was dissolved. In 1900 part
of Castleton Urban District was added to the Borough. In 1933
part of the Borough was added to Bury Borough and parts of Norden
Urban District and of Birtle with Bamford and Unsworth Civil Parishes
were added to it. In 1974 Hewood became part of Rochdale Metropolitan
Borough.
HIGH LANE: Locality in Marple township.
HINDLEY: Known by 1212 as "Hindele" and meaning in Old
English "a place or clearing where does or hinds can be found".
This township or Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire. It was
in Wigan Ecclesiastical Parish and in Wigan Poor Law Union. In
1867 Hindley Local Board of Health was established for the area
of the township. In 1894 the area of the Local Board became an
Urban District. In 1974 the Urban District became part of Wigan
Metropolitan Borough.
HINDSFORD: Area in Atherton township.
HOLCOMBE: A common Old English placename meaning "a deep or hollow
valley". Known in the early 13th century as "Holecumba".
Locality in Tottington Lower End township, now part of Bury Metropolitan
Borough.
HOLCROFT: Locality in Culcheth township.
HOLLIN: Locality in Middleton township.
HOLLINGWORTH: Appears in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as " Holisurde"
and by the 13th century was known as "Holinewurthe".
This township or Civil Parish was formerly in Cheshire. It was
in Mottram in Longdendale Ecclesiastical Parish and in Ashton
under Lyne Poor Law Union. In 1863 Hollingworth Local Board of
Health was established for the area of the township. In 1894 the
area of the Board became an Urban District. In 1936 the Urban
District became part of Longdendale Urban District.
HOLLINS: Possibly from an Old English word simply meaning "Holly".
Locality in Pilsworth township, subsequently in Unsworth Civil
Parish, now part of Bury Metropolitan Borough.
HOLLINWOOD
:Probably from an Old English name meaning "a hollow or valley
in a wood". In 1713 a settlement was agreed that Hollinwood
should be within the town of Oldham except for 20 acres which
were to be in Chadderton township. In 1880 part of the Hollinwood
area in Oldham Borough was added to Chadderton township. Now part
of Oldham Metropolitan Borough.
HOOLEY
BRIDGE: Locality in Birtle with Bamford township of Bury.
HOOLEY
HILL: Locality in Ashton under Lyne township, subsequently
in Audenshaw township - now part of Tameside.
HOPE: Locality in Pendleton township - in Salford metropolitan Borough.
HOPWOOD: From 1278 known as "Hopwode" and Old English
name meaning "a wood near an enclosure" or "a small
enclosed wood". This township or Civil Parish was formerly
in Lancashire. It was in Middleton Ecclesiastical Parish and in
Bury Poor Law Union. In 1863 a Local Board of Health was established
for the area of the township. In 1867 part of the area of the
township was included in the area of Heywood Local Board of Health
and in 1879 another part; in 1881 these areas became part of Heywood
Borough. In 1879 part of the township was included in the area
of the commissioners for the improvement of Middleton and Tonge
townships and in 1886 became part of Middleton Borough. In 1879
another part of the township was included in the area of Castleton
by Rochdale Local Board of Health. In 1894 the township was dissolved
and its area divided between Heywood Borough, Middleton Borough
and Castleton by Rochdale Urban District. In 1896 this last Urban
District was renamed Castleton; in 1900 it was dissolved and its
area divided between Heywood and Rochdale Boroughs. Now part of
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough.
HORWICH: Known from 1221 as "Horwic", and Old English
name meaning "the place at the grey wych-elm". This
township or Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire. It was in
Deane Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bolton Poor Law Union. In 1872
Horwich Local Board of Health was established for the area of
the township. In 1894 the area of the Local Board became an Urban
District. In 1974 Horwich Urban District became part of Bolton
Metropolitan Borough.
HOUGHTON:
A common Old English placename meaning generally " a farmstead
or village on or near a ridge or outcrop of a hill". Locality
in Worsley township and subsequently in Swinton township, now
part of the City of Salford, a Greater Manchester Metropolitan
Borough.
HOWE BRIDGE: Locality in Atherton township.
HULME:
Old English word meaning "an island, or dry land in a marsh
or water meadow". From 1246 known simply as "Hulm".
This township or Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire. It was
in Manchester Ecclesiastical Parish, and in the Chorlton Poor
Law Union from 1837-1915, and in Manchester Poor Law Union from
1915-30. In 1838 it became part of the Borough of Manchester.
From 1824 to 1845 commissioners had powers for the improvement
of the area of the township and from 1845 to 1875 there was a
Hulme Committee of the Borough or City Council. Now part of the
City of Manchester - a Metropolitan Borough.
See Hulme - Main Entry.
HULTON
PARK: Locality in Over Hulton township, subsequently in Westhoughton
Urban District. Hulton is a common Old English placename meaning
"a farmstead on a hill".
HUNDERSFIELD: This township or Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire but
the town of Todmorden spread into the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Hundersf ield township came to be divided into the following four
townships or Civil Parishes: Blatchinworth and Calderbrook; Butterworth;
Todmorden and Walsden; Wuerdle and Wardle. These four townships
were all in Rochdale Ecclesiastical Parish. In 1889 an area including
the former township or Civil Parish of Todmorden and Walsden became
part of The West Riding of Yorkshire. The remainder of Hundersfield
township was from 1894 divided between Wardle, Milnrow and Littleborough
Urban Districts and Rochdale Borough.
HUNTLEY
BROOK: Locality in Bury township.
HURST: In 1861 Hurst Local Board of Health was formed for this area in
Ashton under Lyne township. In 1874 it was extended. In 1894 the
area of the Local Board became Hurst Urban District. It was in
Ashton under Lyne Poor Law Union. In 1927 the Urban District was
dissolved and its area became part of Ashton under Lyne Borough.
Now part of Tameside.
HURSTEAD: Locality in Wuerdle and Wardle township.
HYDE:
A "hyde" was originally a measure of land, as evidenced
extensively in the 1086 Domesday Book survey, where land is usually
expressed in hydes. Defined as "the land required to sustain
one free family and its dependants". The name applied to
this township from the early 13th century onwards. This township
or Civil Parish was formerly in Cheshire. It was in Stockport
Ecclesiastical Parish and in Stockport Poor Law Union. In 1863
Hyde Local Board of Health was established for the area of the
township. In 1877 Newton and Godley townships and part of Werneth
township were added to the area of the Board. In 1881 Hyde Borough
was established. In 1936 there was an exchange of areas with Dukinfield
Borough aid parts of Compstall, Hattersley and Matley Civil Parishes
were added to Hyde Borough. Also in 1936 part of the Borough was
added to Bredbury and Romiley Urban District. In 1974 the Borough
became part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
