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OFFERTON: Probably meaning "town or dwelling of a man called
Offa" in Old English. This township was once in Cheshire.
It was in Stockport Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Stockport
Poor Law Union. In 1900 it became part of Hazel Grove and Bramhall
Urban District. Now part of Stockport Metropolitan Borough.
OLDHAM: From the Old English "ald" and the Old Scandinavian
"holme" and meaning "old promontory or outcrop",
possibly describing the town's hilltop defensive position. Oldham
was originally a Civil Parish in Lancashire. It was also in Prestwich
with Oldham Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Oldham Poor Law Union.
In 1826 commissioners for the improvement of the town of Oldham
were established. In 1849 the area of the to ship became a Borough
and in 1850 the Borough Council obtained the powers of the improvement
commissioners. In 1880 parts of Chadderton and Ashton under Lyne
townships were added to the Borough and part of the Hollinwood
area within the Borough was added to Chadderton township. In 1889
it became a County Borough. In 1951 parts of Alt, Bardsley and
Woodhouses Civil Parishes were added to the Borough. In 1954 other
parts of these same Civil Parishes were added to it. In 1974 it
became part of Oldham Metropolitan Borough. The Metropolitan Borough
was formed in 1974 from the following local government areas:
Oldham County Borough; Chadderton, Crompton, Failsworth, Lees
and Royton Urban Districts of, Lancashire and Saddleworth Urban
District from the West Riding of Yorkshire.
See also Oldham - Main Entry.
OPENSHAW: In Old English "shawe" described a small wood
or copse - hence, possibly "a small opening in a wood or
copse". This township was formerly in Lancashire, in Manchester
Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Chorlton Poor Law Union from
1837-1915, and in Manchester Poor Law Union from 1915-30. In 1863
Openshaw Local Board of Health was established. In 1889 part of
Droylsden was added to it. In 1890 the township became part of
the City of Manchester.
See also Openshaw - Main
Entry.
ORDSALL: Locality in Salford township.
ORRELL: This township (also known as Orrell in Makerfield to distinguish
it from the Orrell), subsequently a Civil Parish, near Sefton,
was in Lancashire. It was in Wigan Ecclesiastical Parish and in
Wigan Poor Law Union. In 1872 Orrell 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.
OUTWOOD: From the Old English, literally meaning "outlying wood"
or possibly "wood on the outskirts of a town or parish".
This township or Civil Parish was formed in 1894 from the area
of Pilkington township. It was in Bury Poor Law Union. In 1933
Outwood Civil Parish was dissolved and its area divided between
Kearsley, Radcliffe and 'Whitefield Urban Districts. Now part
of Bury Metropolitan Borough.
OVER HULTON:
This Civil Parish was in Lancashire. It was in Deane Ecclesiastical
Parish and in Bolton Poor Law Union. In 1898 part (Daubhill area)
was added to Bolton Borough and the remainder was added to Westhoughton
Urban District. Now in Bolton Metropolitan Borough.
P
PARBOLD: Old English placename meaning "dwelling where pears grow".
This Civil Parish was in Wigan Rural District, Lancashire. In
1974 the Rural District was dissolved and Parbold became part
of West Lancashire District.
PARKFIELD: Locality in Middleton township, part of Rochdale Metropolitan
Borough.
PARTINGTON: Old English "Paerta" + "ing"
+ "tun", meaning "land or estate belonging
to a man called Paerta". Known by 1260 as "Partinton".
This township was originally in Cheshire in Bowdon Ecclesiastical
Parish and in the Bucklow Poor Law Union (which was called Altrincham
Union until 1895). In 1920 there was an exchange of areas with
Irlam Urban District and part of Partington was added to Rixton
with Glazebrook Civil Parish, Lancashire. In 1974 it became part
of Trafford Metropolitan Borough.
PATRICROFT: Placename probably referred to an obscure "croft"
or farm house belonging to a man called Patrick. Locality in Barton
upon Irwell township, subsequently in Eccles Borough. Now in Salford
Metropolitan Borough.
PEMBERTON: This township originally was in Lancashire in Wigan Ecclesiastical
Parish and in the Wigan Poor Law Union. In 1872 Pemberton Local
Board of Health was established . In 1894 it became an Urban District.
In 1904 the Urban District was dissolved and its area became part
of Wigan Borough.
PENDLEBURY: From the Old English meaning "manor house or fort by the
hill called Penn" possibly from the Celtic word "penn"
meaning "hill", (hence - Pendle Hill). This township
was formerly in Lancashire in Eccles Ecclesiastical Parish and
in the Salford Poor Law Union. A detached part of the township
situated between Pendleton and Salford townships and formerly
known as Shoresworth, became in 1853 part of Salford Borough and
in 1883 was added to Pendleton township. In 1867 the remainder
of Pendlebury township was included in the area of Swinton Local
Board of Health. Now in Salford Metropolitan Borough.
PENDLETON: Similar to Pendlebury above, meaning "a town or habitation
on a hill called Penn". This township was formerly in Lancashire
in Eccles Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Salford Poor Law Union.
In 1853 it became part of Salford Borough. In 1883 a small detached
part (known as Shoresworth and included in Salford Borough from
1853) of Pendlebury township was added to Pendleton township.
In 1892 there was an exchange of areas (Davyhulme area) with Barton
upon Irwell township. In 1961 a part of Eccles Borough was added
to the Pendleton area. Now wholly within Salford Metropolitan
Borough.
PENNINGTON: From the Old English and meaning "a farmstead or small
holding paying a penny rent". This township was once in Lancashire
in Leigh Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Leigh Poor Law Union.
In 1863 Pennington Local Board of Health was established. In 1875
it became part of that of Leigh Local Board of Health. Now in
Wigan Metropolitan Borough.
PIGS LEE: Literally meaning "a clearing for pigs". Locality
in Walmersley with Shuttleworth township, subsequently in Bury
Borough.
PILKINGTON: This township was once in Lancashire in Prestwich with Oldham
Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bury Poor Law Union. In 1866 Whitefield
Local Board of Health was established for part of the area of
Pilkington township. In 1885 part of the township was included
in Bury Borough. In 1894 the township was dissolved and its area
divided between Bury Borough, Radcliffe Urban District, Whitefield
Urban District, Outwood township and Unsworth township. Now wholly
within Bury Metropolitan Borough.
PILSWORTH: Obscure placename, probably from the Old English meaning "land
or enclosure belonging to a man called Pils". This was a
parish in Lancashire, in Middleton Ecclesiastical Parish and in
the Bury Poor Law Union. In 1867 part of it was included in the
Heywood Local Board of Health and in 1879 another part; in 1881
these areas became part of Heywood Borough. In 1872 part of it
was included in the area of Bury improvement commissioners and
in 1876 became part of Bury Borough. In 1894 the township was
dissolved and its area divided between Bury Borough, Heywood Borough
and Unsworth township. Now within Bury Metropolitan Borough.
PLATT: Locality in Rusholme township in the City of Manchester.
POLEFIELD: Probably an Old English corruption of "pool field"
- a field with a pool. Locality in Prestwich township in Bury
Metropolitan Borough.
PORTWOOD: Locality in Brinnington township, subsequently in Stockport
Borough. Placename probably means "wood belonging to the
township".
PRESTOLEE: Locality in Farnworth and Kearsley townships of Bolton Metropolitan
Borough.
PRESTWICH:
From 2 Old English words "prest" (priest) and "wich"
(field or farm) - hence "farm of the priest(s)". This
Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire in Prestwich with Oldham
Ecclesiastical Parish and in Manchester Poor Law Union from 1841-50,
in Prestwich Poor Law Union from 1850-1915, and in Manchester
Poor Law Union from 1915-30. In 1867 Prestwich Local Board of
Health was established. In 1894 Prestwich Urban District was formed
from this area and from parts of Great Heaton and Little Heaton
townships. In 1903 part (Heaton Park area) of the Urban District
was added to the City of Manchester. In 1933 a small part of the
Urban District (west of the River Irwell) was added to Swinton
and Pendlebury Urban District. In 1939 the Urban District became
a Borough. In 1974 the Borough became part of Bury Metropolitan
Borough.
Q
QUICK:
Another, earlier name for Saddleworth township.
QUICKMERE: Locality in Saddleworth township.
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RADCLIFFE:
An Old English placename meaning "red cliff or bank".
Entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 describes it as "Radecluie".
This township, which was also an ancient Ecclesiastical Parish,
was originally in Lancashire. It was in Bury Poor Law Union. In
1866 Radcliffe Local Board of Health was established. In 1872
part of the township was included in the area of Bury improvement
commissioners. In 1894 Radcliffe Urban District was formed from
the area of the Local Board and parts of Elton and Pilkington
townships. In 1896 part of the Urban District was added to Whitefield
Urban District. In 1911 part of it was added to Bury Borough.
In 1933 Ainsworth Civil Parish and part of Outwood Civil Parish
were added to the Urban District and there was an exchange of
areas with Bury Borough. In 1935 the Urban District became a Borough.
In 1974 the Borough became part of Bury Metropolitan Borough.
RAIN SHORE: Locality in Spotland township.
RAKEWOOD: Locality in Blatchinworth and Calderbrook township.
RAMSBOTTOM: By 1324 known as "Romesbothum" from the Old
English, 2 possible meanings - "valley of the ram" (most
probable) or "where the wild garlick grows". In 1864
Ramsbottom Local Board of Health was formed from an area in Tottington
Lower End township. For this. In 1883 parts of Elton, Tottington
Higher End and Walmersley with Shuttleworth were added to the
area of the Local Board. In 1894 the area of the Local Board became
Ramsbottom Urban District. It was in Bury Poor Law Union. In 1933
parts of Bury Borough and Walmersley with Shakerley Civil Parish
were added to the Urban District. In 1974 the Urban District was
dissolved; part (Central, East, South and West wards) was included
in Bury Metropolitan Borough (Greater Manchester County), the
remainder in Rossendale District (Lancashire).
REDDISH: Known by 1212 as "Rediche" from Old English
words meaning "reed or reedy ditch". This township or
Civil Parish was in Lancashire. It was in Manchester Ecclesiastical
Parish and in Stockport Poor Law Union. In 1881 Reddish Local
Board of Health was formed for the area of the township. In 1894
the area of the Local Board became an Urban District. In 1901
the Urban District became part of Stockport Borough.
RED LUMB: Locality in Spotland township.
REDVALES: Locality in Bury township.
RIDGE HILL: Locality in Ashton under Lyne and Stalybridge Boroughs. - now
in Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
RINGLEY: Locality in Pilkington township, subsequently in Kearsley and
Outwood.
RINGWAY: This was an area in Hale township in Cheshire. Hale township
was in Bowdon Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bucklow Poor Law Union
(which was called Altrincham Union until 1895). In 1900 the Ringway
area became a separate Civil Parish called Ringway (also in Bucklow
Poor Law Union). In 1936 part of it was added to Hale Urban District.
In 1974 its remaining area became part of the City of Manchester.
For many years and until quite recently, Manchester
Airport was known as Ringway, the last surviving vestige of
the district's name.
RISLEY: Locality in Culcheth township. From the Old English meaning
"brushwood clearing". Known by 1284 as "Ryslegh"
ROCHDALE:
Appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Recedham",
and known as "Rachedal" by 1195. The placename
means "the valley or dale of the River Roche". A township
which can date its ancestry back as far as the Middle Ages. In
1825 commissioners were established for the improvement of the
town. The area assigned to them was a circle within a radius of
three quarters of a mile from the old market place; this included
parts of Castleton, Wuerdle and Wardle, Spotland and Wardleworth
townships. These four townships were all in Rochdale Ecclesiastical
Parish. In 1856 the town was made a Borough and in 1858 the Borough
Council obtained the powers and property of the improvement commissioners.
It was in Rochdale Poor Law Union. In 1872 the remaining area
of Wardleworth township and parts of Castleton, Wuerdle and Wardle,
Spotland and Butterworth townships were added to the Borough.
In 1889 the Borough became a County Borough. In 1900 most of Castleton
Urban District was added to the Borough; this Urban District had
included parts of Castleton, Hopwood and Thornham townships. In
1933 parts of Norden Urban District and Birtle with Bamford Civil
Parish were added to the Borough. In 1974 it became part of Rochdale
Metropolitan Borough. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough was formed
in 1974 from the areas of Rochdale County Borough; Heywood and
Middleton Municipal Boroughs and Littleborough, Milnrow and Wardle
Urban Districts of Lancashire.
See also Rochdale - Main Entry.
ROMILEY:
The Domesday Survey of 1086 called the place "Rumelie"
(roomy lea) meaning "a spacious woodland clearing".
This Parish was once in Cheshire, in Stockport Ecclesiastical
Parish and in the Stockport Poor Law Union. In 1880 it was included
in the area of Bredbury and Romiley Local Board of Health and
in 1894 in Bredbury and Romiley Urban District. Now part of Stockport
Metropolitan Borough.
ROOLEY
MOOR: Locality in Spotland township.
ROWLANDS: Obscure placename, possibly indicating that the land once belonged
to a man called Roland. Locality in Walmersley with Shuttleworth
township, also known as part of the Brooksbottom area or as part
of the Summerseat area of Bury Metropolitan Borough.
ROYTON: Old English meaning "a place or farmstead where rye corn
is grown". This township was originally in Lancashire in
Prestwich with Oldham Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Oldham
Poor Law Union. In 1863 Royton Local Board of Health was formed
and in 1879 part of Thornham township was included within the
area. In 1894 it became an Urban District. In 1933 part of Middleton
Borough was added to it. In 1974 it became part of Oldham Metropolitan
Borough.
RUMWORTH: This township was formerly in Lancashire in Deane Ecclesiastical
Parish and in the Bolton Poor Law Union. In 1872 part of it was
added to Bolton Borough In 1894 the remainder was renamed Deane
township or Civil Parish. In 1898 Deane Civil Parish became part
of Bolton Borough.
RUSHOLME: By 1235 known as "Russum", from the Old English
meaning "a place where rushes grow". This township was
formerly in Lancashire in Manchester Ecclesiastical Parish and
in the Chorlton Poor Law Union from 1837-1915, and in Manchester
Poor Law Union from 1915-30. In 1851 Rusholme Local Board of Health
was established In 1856 a small detached part of Moss Side township
and in 1882 part of Withington township was included in the area
of the Local Board. In 1885 the area of the Local Board became
part of the City of Manchester.
See also Rusholme - Main
Entry.
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SADDLEWORTH: By the late 12th century it was known as "Sadelwrth",
from the Old English, meaning "land or enclosure on a saddle-shaped
hill". Saddleworth (also known as Quick or Saddleworth with
Quick) township or Civil Parish was in originally wholly within
the West Riding of Yorkshire. (Saddleworth chapelry was in Rochdale
Ecclesiastical Parish which, except for this chapelry, was in
Lancashire). Saddleworth township was in Saddleworth Poor Law
Union. In 1864 the Lower Division of Qulckmere was included within
the area of the Mossley Local Board of Health and in 1885 in the
area of Mossley Borough; in 1889 Mossley Borough was included
wholly in Lancashire. In 1864 a Local Board of Health for the
Middle Division of Qulckmere (later Springhead) was established
and in 1868 Uppermill Local Board of Health for the Uppermill
area in the township. The rest of the township became from 1876
Saddleworth Rural Sanitary District. In 1974 Saddleworth Urban
District became part of Oldham Metropolitan Borough.
SALE:
Meaning "the place of the sallow (or willow) tree(s)",
the name is known back as far as c1205. (Sallow = "salix"
- Latin name of the willow tree). This township was in Cheshire.
It was in Ashton upon Mersey Ecclesiastical Parish and in Bucklow
Poor Law Union (which was called Altrincham Union until 1895).
In 1867 Sale Local Board of Health was established for the area
of the township. In 1894 the area of the Board became an Urban
District. In 1908 a part of it was added to Ashton upon Mersey
Urban District in widening a road for tramways. In 1930 Ashton
upon Mersey Urban District was added to it. In 1935 Sale Urban
District became a Municipal Borough. In 1936 a part of Timperley
was added to the Borough. In 1974 it became part of Trafford Metropolitan
Borough.
SALFORD:
Meaning "the ford where willow trees grow". As in Sale
(above) the "Sal" part of the name refers to the Sallow
or willow trees, while the "ford" affix refers to the
shallow crossing of the River Irwell which Agricola's troops made
here, and went on to found the fort at Mamuciam (sometimes 'Mamucium')
- later to become Manchester. Known already as Salford in the
great Domesday Survey of 1086. The town of Salford was given a
charter by Ranulph de Blundeville, Earl of Chester, 1230-32, but
it was not recognised as a borough in the Municipal Corporations
Act of 1833. Salford was then in Lancashire. It was in Manchester
Ecclesiastical Parish and in Salford Poor Law Union. In 1792 police
commissioners were established for the area. In 1844 Salford Borough,
comprising Salford township and part of Broughton township was
established in place of the police commissioners. In 1853 Pendleton
township, the remaining area of Broughton township and a small
detached part (formerly known as Shoresworth and added to Pendleton
township in 1883) of Pendlebury township were added to the Borough.
In 1889 it became a County Borough. In 1892 there was an exchange
of areas between Pendleton township and Barton upon Irwell township
(in Davyhulme area). In 1926 the Borough received the title of
City. In 1961 a very small part of Eccles Borough was added to
it. In 1974 it became part of Salford Metropolitan District. Salford
Hundred, also known as "Salford wapentake" and "Salfordshire",
occupied the south-east part of Lancashire. It was a subdivision
of the county used especially in some matters of taxation and
justice. It also had a "court" used for various transactions of
public business and cases of small debts. Exceptionally for hundred
courts, that for Salford Hundred survived until the nineteenth
century. Salford Metropolitan District (which received the title
of City of Salford with effect from 1974) in Greater Manchester
County was formed from the following areas: City of Salford (County
Borough), Eccles Municipal Borough, Swinton and Pendlebury Municipal
Borough, Irlam and Worsley Urban District of, Lancashire.
See also Salford - Main Entry.
SCHOLES: A common Old English placename in the north of England. Meaning
"temporary huts" or "sheds", derived initially
from the old Scandinavian word "scali". Locality
in Wigan township.
SCHOOL
HILL: Locality in Little Bolton township.
SEDGELEY
PARK: Sedgeley probably refers to an old English placename
meaning "woodland clearing belonging to a man called Secg",
and the word Park possibly indicates that it was later enclosed
by a strong wall or fence in order to privatise it. Locality in
Prestwich township, formerly just known as Sedgeley.
SHAKERLEY: Locality in Tyldesley with Shakerley township.
SHARPLES: This township was originally in Lancashire in Bolton (or Bolton
le Moors) Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Bolton Poor Law Union.
In 1885 part of Little Bolton township was added to Sharples township.
In 1864 the southern part of Sharples township, together with
part of Little Bolton township, became part of the area of Astley
Bridge Local Board of Health; in 1894 this area became Astley
Bridge Urban District and in 1898 this Urban District became part
of Bolton Borough. The northern part of Sharples township, known
from 1894 as Belmont township or Civil Parish, was in Bolton Rural
District from 1894 to 1898; in 1898 it became part of Turton Urban
District and when the Urban District was divided in 1974, this
area became part of Blackburn District in Lancashire.
SHAWCLOUGH: Locality in Spotland township. Shaw is an Old English word for
a small wood or copse, and this name probably means simply "a
small wood on a cliff or outcrop".
SHAWFIELD: Locality in Spotland township.
SHEVINGTON: By 1225 this township was known as "Shefinton"
and is derived in two parts from the Celtic "cevn"
meaning a ridge and from the Old English "tun"
meaning a town or farmstead. Literally meaning is "a farmstead
on a ridge". This township was once in Lancashire in Standish
Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Wigan Poor Law Union. In 1974
it became part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough.
SHORE: Locality in Blatchinworth and Calderbrook township. From the
Old English simply meaning "a steep place".
SHORESWORTH: As above with the affix "worth" meaning an enclosure
or pasture - literally the enclosure in the steep place".
Former name of detached part of Pendlebury township situated between
Pendleton and Salford townships. In 1853 it became part of Salford
Borough and in 1883 it was added to Pendleton township.
SHUTTLEWORTH: Locality in Walmersley with Shuttleworth township.
SIMISTER: Locality in Little Heaton township of Prestwich in Bury Metropolitan
Borough.
SLATTOCKS: Locality in Thornham township.
SMALLBRIDGE: Locality in Wuerdle and Wardle township.
SMITHILLS: Locality in the Bolton Metropolitan Borough.
SMITHYBRIDGE: Locality in Butterworth township.
SNYDALE:
Locality in Westhoughton township, in Bolton Metropolitan
Borough.
SOUTH MANCHESTER:
This township was formed in 1896 for Poor Law purposes from the
areas of the following townships or Civil Parishes in Chorlton
Union: Ardwick, Chorlton upon Medlock, Hulme, Openshaw and Rusholme
(together with West Gorton which had been separated from Gorton
township in 1894), In 1910 were added to the township of South
Manchester the remaining townships or Civil Parishes in Chorlton
Union, namely Moss Side, Levenshulme, Didsbury, Gorton, Burnage,
Withington and Chorlton cum Hardy. Now virtually non-existent
as a defined district and the name has all but ceased to be used
except in the most general of terms.
SPOTLAND: This township was originally in Lancashire. It was in Rochdale
Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Rochdale Poor Law Union. In 1825
part of the township was included in the area and in 1856 became
part of Rochdale Borough. In 1872 another part of the township
was added to Rochdale Borough. In 1863 the Brandwood area of the
township was included in the area of Bacup Local Board of Health
and in 1882 became part of Bacup Borough. In 1874 the Whitworth
area of the township was included in the area of Whitworth Local
Board of Health. In 1878 the Norden area of the township was included
in the area of the Norden Local Board of Health. In 1894 the township
was dissolved and its area divided between Rochdale Borough, Bacup
Borough, Norden Urban District and Whitworth Urban District.
SPRINGHEAD: In 1864 a Local Board of Health was established for the Middle
Division of Quickmere (later Springhead) in Saddleworth. In 1894
the area of this Local Board became Springhead Urban District.
In 1937 Springhead Urban District was added to Saddleworth Urban
District.
STALYBRIDGE: By the 13th century known as "Stauelegh" and
as Stalybridge from about 1687. Literally meaning "the place
where wood staves are got" from the Old English - the Bridge
affix came much later, indicating it as a major crossing over
the River Tame. The town of Stalybridge was partly in' Ashton
under Lyne township (Lancashire) and partly in Stayley township
(Cheshire). In 1830 commissioners for the improvement of the town
were established. In 1857 Stalybridge Borough was established
comprising parts of the townships of Ashton under Lyne (Lancashire),
Stayley (Cheshire) and Dukinfield (Cheshire). In 1881 parts of
Ashton under Lyne and Stayley townships were added to the Borough.
In 1889 the whole area of the Borough was included in Cheshire.
It was in Ashton under Lyne Poor Law Union. In 1936 part of Matley
Civil Parish was added to the Borough. In 1974 it became part
of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
STAND:
Placename probably from the Old English and simply meaning "stony".
Locality in the Pilkington area, subsequently in Whitefield Urban
District and now part of Bury Metropolitan Borough. Little effectively
remains of this as a defined district, having been subsumed into
Whitefield, and the name only survives in a few instances (Stand
Golf Club, Stand Lane, Stand Church and until recently Stand Grammar
School - now demolished).
STANDISH
WITH LANGTREE: Standish is from and Old English expression
and means "stony pasture". Langtree simply means "long
tree". Standish and Langtree were sometimes considered separate
townships but by the mid nineteenth century were regarded as a
single entity, known as Standish with Langtree , Lancashire. It
was in Standish Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Wigan Poor Law
Union. In 1872 Standish with Langtree Local Board of Health was
established for the area of this township. In 1894 the area became
an Urban District. In 1974 the Urban District became part of Wigan
Metropolitan Borough.
STAYLEY: This Civil Parish, also known as Staley or Staveley, was
in Cheshire. It was in Mottram in Longdendale Ecclesiastical Parish
and in the Ashton under Lyne Poor Law Union. In 1857 part of it
was included in Stalybridge Borough. In 1864 another part was
included in the area of Mossley Local Board of Health and in 1885
became part of Mossley Borough. In 1881 the remaining area of
Stayley township was included in Stalybridge Borough, now part
of Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
STOCKPORT: From the Old English, the placename was "Stokeport"
by c1170, and possibly means "market place at an outlying
hamlet" though other alternative explanations have been offered.
The town of Stockport received a charter from Robert de Stockport,
c.1220. It was first recognised as a borough in the Municipal
Corporations Act of 1835. Its area in that year was defined as
the area of Stockport township or Civil Parish (Cheshire) and
parts of the townships or Civil Parishes of Heaton Norris (Lancashire
Brinnington, Cheadle Bulkeley and Cheadle Moseley (Cheshire).
From 1826 to 1836 the commissioners of police had certain powers
for improving the area of Stockport township. Stockport township
was in Stockport Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Stockport Poor
Law Union. In 1889 the Borough became a County Borough In 1901
certain other districts were added to the borough, notably; Reddish
Urban District, Lancashire, parts of Hazel Grove and Bramhall
Urban District, Bredbury and Romiley Urban District, Cheadle and
Gatley Urban District and Brinnington township, Cheshire, and
part of Heaton Norris Urban District, Lancashire. In 1913 most
of Heaton Norris Urban District was added to the Borough, in 1935
part of Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District, in 1936 part
of Bredbury and Romiley Urban District and in 1952 another part
of Bredbury and Romiley Urban District. In 1937 there was an exchange
of very small areas with Denton Urban District, Lancashire. In
1974 it became part of Stockport Metropolitan Borough. The former
Civil Parish of Stockport Etchells was in Cheshire, in Stockport
Ecclesiastical Parish and in the Stockport Poor Law Union. It
included the Gatley area. In 1886 it was included in the area
of Cheadle and Gatley Local Board of Health and in 1894 in Cheadle
and Gatley Urban District. The present Metropolitan Borough of
Stockport was formed in 1974 from the following local government
areas: Stockport County Borough; Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle
and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall Marple Urban Districts all
formerly in Cheshire. In 1894 the Stockport Rural District had
been composed of the following townships: Bosden, Bramhall, Brinnington
(part), Handforth, Norbury, Offerton, Torkington and Werneth (part
only, renamed Compstall in 1897). In 1904 the Rural District was
dissolved.
See also Stockport - Main Entry.
STONECLOUGH: Locality in Kearsley township.
STRETFORD: Known by this name since 1212, and simply meaning a straight
ford or Roman river crossing. This township was originally in
Lancashire. Was in Manchester Ecclesiastical Parish and in the
Chorlton Poor Law Union, from 1837-49 and in Barton upon Irwell
Poor Law Union from 1849-1930. In 1868 Stretford Local Board of
Health was established and in 1894 the area of the Board became
an Urban District. In 1933 part of Davyhulme Civil Parish was
added to it and part of it was added to Urmston Urban District.
In 1933 it also became a Borough. In 1974 it became part of Trafford
Metropolitan Borough.
SUMMERSEAT: Known from 1556 as "Summersett" and meaning
" a hut or shelter used in summertime". Locality in
Elton and Walmersley with Shuttleworth townships. The part in
Walmersley with Shuttleworth township was formerly also known
as Brooksbottom or Rowlands, the northern part of the Brooksbottom
area being situated in Tottington Lower End township.
SUMMIT: The name of 1). A locality in Heap township, subsequently in
Heywood Borough and 2). A locality in Blatchinworth and Calderbrook
township, subsequently in Littleborough Urban District.
SWINTON
& PENDLEBURY: The origin of the name Swinton is somewhat obscure,
though in Old English it simply meant "a farmstead or place
where pigs (swine) are kept". Pendlebury is Old English meaning
"manor house or fortified place by a hill". "Penn"
is an old Celtic word meaning "Hill". Placenames ending
in "bury" indicate a fortified manor or stronghold.
In 1867 Swinton Local Board of Health (from 1869 Swinton and Pendlebury
Local Board of Health) was established for the Swinton area of
Worsley township and for the part of Pendlebury township outside
Salford Borough. In 1894 the part of Worsley township within the
area of the Local Board became a separate township (called Swinton
township) and part of Swinton and Pendlebury Urban District. In
1907 two small detached parts of Worsley Civil Parish, situated
within Swinton Civil Parish and thought to have been transferred
to it in 1894, were added to Swinton Civil Parish in Swinton and
Pendlebury Urban District. In 1933 most of Clifton Civil Parish,
and a small part of Prestwich Urban District (west of the River
Irwell) were added to the Urban District. In 1934 the Urban District
became a Municipal Borough. In 1955 a part of Worsley Urban District
was added to Swinton and Pendlebury Borough. In 1974 the Borough
became part of Salford Metropolitan District. Swinton is now the
administrative centre of the Borough.
SYKE: From an old Scandinavian word "sik" simply
meaning "stream". Locality in Spotland township.
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