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Municipal Borough of Leigh

Aug 3, 2019Daisy GraceGreater Manchester, Lancashire, Local government

Local government district in Lancashire, England, created in 1899 and abolished in 1974.

Ancient parish

Aug 1, 2019Daisy GraceLocal government

Ancient or ancient ecclesiastical parishes encompassed groups of villages and hamlets and their adjacent lands, over which a clergyman had jurisdiction.

Tyldesley Urban District

Aug 1, 2019Daisy GraceGreater Manchester, Lancashire, Local government

Tyldesley cum Shakerley Urban District and its successor, Tyldesley Urban District. was from 1894 to 1974 a local government district in Lancashire, England. In 1974 the urban district was abolished and its former area was transfered to the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester.

Municipal Borough of Stretford

Jul 31, 2019Eric CorbettGreater Manchester, Lancashire, Local government

Created in 1894 and granted a charter of incorporation in 1933, becoming a municipal borough. Abolished in 1974, the area it controlled is now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester.

Trafford Town Hall

Feb 28, 2019Eric CorbettLocal government, Public buildings

Officially opened as Stretford Town Hall on the granting of Stretford’s charter on 16 September 1933.

Stretford Public Hall

Nov 30, 2018Eric CorbettGreater Manchester, Local government, Public buildings

Public hall built in 1878 by the Manchester’s first multi-millionaire John Rylands.

Leigh Poor Law Union

Jul 22, 2018Daisy GraceLocal government

Established on 26 January 1837 in accordance with the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, covering the townships of Astley, Atherton, Bedford, Pennington, Tyldesley with Shakerley and Westleigh all in the ancient parish of Leigh, plus Culcheth, Lowton and part of Winwick.

Chorlton Poor Law Union

Jun 24, 2018Eric CorbettLocal government, Uncategorized

Founded in January 1837 in response to the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, also known as the New Poor Law. It was overseen by an elected board of 19 guardians representing the 12 parishes in the area it served: Ardwick, Burnage, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Chorlton with Hardy, Didsbury, Gorton, Hulme, Levenshulme, Mosside, Rusholme, Stretford, and Withington, all in south Manchester, England.

Leigh Town Hall

Jun 24, 2018Daisy GraceGreater Manchester, Local government, Public buildings

Leigh Town Hall stands facing the parish church across the Civic Square at its junction with Market Street in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It was designed for the Municipal Borough of Leigh by James Caldwell Prestwich, who had an architectural practice in the town.