| Salford | |
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| Geography | |
| Status | Hundred |
| 1831 area | 212,170 acres (859 km²) |
| HQ | Salford |
| History | |
| Created | 12th century |
| Abolished | 31 January 1971 |
The hundred of Salford was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, in northern England. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. See also Lancashire The History of Lancashire begins with its establishment as a county of England in 1182, making it one of the youngest Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Northern England, The North, The North of England or (less commonly The North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line It was established in the 12th century as Salfordshire – the name alluding to its judicial centre being the township of Salford (the suffix -shire meaning the territory was appropriated to the prefixed settlement). See also Lancashire The History of Lancashire begins with its establishment as a county of England in 1182, making it one of the youngest Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. A shire is an Administrative division of Great Britain and Australia. It is also known as the Royal Manor of Salford[1] and the Salford wapentake. [2]
Salford was used in matters of taxation and justice. It had a court used for various transactions of public business and cases of small debts. Exceptionally for hundred courts, Salford survived until the 19th century. [2]
The area it occupied, 212,170 acres (859 km²), corresponds loosely to the modern metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, though excludes those parts from the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, as well as most of that that forms the modern Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Its area also extended into territory north of what is now Greater Manchester, including parts of Rossendale and Todmorden. Rossendale is a local government district with Borough status Todmorden is a Market town and Civil parish, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England
The parish of Manchester formed part of Salfordshire. Manchester was an ancient parish in the Hundred of Salford in Lancashire, England. It has been suggested that a Manchester-shire hundred was not favoured over one centred at Salford because Manchester had been ravaged as part of the Danish occupation. The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: [3]
The parish of Rochdale, in Salfordshire, included the chapelry of Saddleworth from the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire. The Parish of Rochdale, or Rochdale St Chad was an ancient parish which spanned both the the Salfordshire hundred of Lancashire, and the Agbrigg Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. [2][4]
Parishes and townships
Salfordshire comprised several parishes and townships during its history. These were not static, and changed according to the construction of churches and chapels and increases in population. For example, the township of Hundersfield was one of Rochdale parish's four original townships, but was itself split into four. Hundersfield was an ancient manor parish and from 1746 township, within the parish of Rochdale, in the hundred of Salford, England. The Parish of Rochdale, or Rochdale St Chad was an ancient parish which spanned both the the Salfordshire hundred of Lancashire, and the Agbrigg [1] Simillarly, Prestwich-cum-Oldham was later split into two separate parishes of Prestwich and Oldham. Prestwich-cum-Oldham (also known as Prestwich with Oldham) was an ancient Parish of the hundred of Salford, within the historic county boundaries In 1830, Salfordshire was documented to consist of the following parishes and townships:[5]
| Hundred | Parish | Townships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salford | Ashton under Lyne | Ashton under Lyne | |
| Bolton le Moors | Great Bolton, Little Bolton, Tonge-With-Haulgh, Sharples, Little Lever, Darcy Lever, Breightmet, Harwood, Bradshaw, Turton, Edgeworth, Entwisle, Quarlton, Longworth, Rivington, Anglezarke, Blackrod, Lostock | [2] | |
| Bury | Bury; Elton, Heap, Walmersley (with Shuttleworth), Tottington Higher End, Tottington Lower End, Musbury, Cowpe, Lench, Newhall Hey, Hall Carr | [3] | |
| Deane | Rumworth, Horwich, Heaton, Halliwell, Westhoughton, Little Hulton, Middle Hulton, Over Hulton, Farnworth, Kearsley | ||
| Eccles | Barton, Pendleton, Clifton, Worsley, Pendlebury | [4] | |
| Flixton | Flixton, Urmston | [5] | |
| Manchester | Ardwick, Beswick, Blackley, Bradford, Broughton, Burnage, Cheetham, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Crumpsall, Denton, Didsbury, Droylsden, Failsworth, Gorton, Harpurhey, Haughton, Heaton Norris, Hulme, Levenshulme, Manchester, Moss Side, Moston, Newton, Openshaw, Reddish, Rusholme, Salford, Stretford, Withington | [6] | |
| Middleton | Middleton, Pilsworth, Hopwood, Thornham, Birtle-With-Bamford, Ashworth, Ainsworth, Great Lever | ||
| Prestwich-cum-Oldham | Alkrington, Chadderton, Crompton, Great Heaton, Little Heaton, Oldham, Pilkington, Prestwich, Royton, Tonge | ||
| Radcliffe | Radcliffe | ||
| Rochdale | Castleton, Spotland, Butterworth, Wuerdle and Wardle, Wardleworth, Blatchinworth and Calderbrook, Todmorden and Walsden. Ashton-under-Lyne (pop 43200 is a Market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England Bolton le Moors was an ancient ecclesiastical parish of the Hundred of Salford in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Little Lever is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Darcy Lever is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Breightmet (pron "breat-met" is a settlement near Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Harwood is a small settlement to the north-northeast of Bolton, Greater Manchester, bordering Bury in North West Bradshaw is suburb of the Unparished area of South Turton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester South Turton is an Unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Longworth is a Village and Civil parish, located near Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor, in the English county of Oxfordshire Rivington is a small village and Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England Anglezarke is a Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. Blackrod is a town and Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England Lostock is a mostly residential district of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, north-northwest of the city of Manchester, west-southwest of Walmersley is small settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Tottington is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Lancashire, England. Musbury is a village off the A358 road near Axminster in East Devon. Deane is a locality in the southwest of Bolton town within Greater Manchester, England. Horwich (pronounced "Horrich" is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England Heaton is a mostly residential district and council ward of Bolton, Greater Manchester, lying about 2 miles to the north west of Halliwell is a predominantly residential district and electoral ward of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Westhoughton is a town and Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England Little Hulton is a village within the Metropolitan district of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Farnworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Kearsley (or archaically Kersley) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England Eccles is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Barton-upon-Irwell (or Barton) is an area of Eccles, within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Pendleton is an Inner city area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. Clifton is a small town within the Metropolitan district of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England Worsley is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Pendlebury is a town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England Flixton is a village and electoral ward within the Urmston area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England Urmston ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England with a population of around 46000 Manchester was an ancient parish in the Hundred of Salford in Lancashire, England. Ardwick is a district of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Beswick is a component area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Blackley ( IPA /'bleɪklɪ/ "blake-ley" is a district of Manchester, in North West England. Bradford is an electoral ward in the city of Manchester, England. Broughton is an Inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Burnage is a Neighbourhood of the City of Manchester in North West England. Cheetham Hill is a district of Manchester, England located approximately two miles to the north of Manchester city centre. Chorlton-cum-Hardy is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, North West England, known locally as Chorlton. Chorlton-on-Medlock is an area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Crumpsall is a district and suburb of the city of Manchester, England. Denton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Didsbury (ˈdɪdzbəri is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England Droylsden is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Gorton is a district of the City of Manchester in North West England. Harpurhey is a district of the city of Manchester, in North West England. Heaton Norris is now a mainly residential area of Stockport, England bordering on Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor. Hulme is an Inner city area and electoral ward of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Levenshulme is an Urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Moss Side is a residential suburb district and electoral ward of Manchester in North West England situated two miles Moston is a district of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Newton Heath is a district in the city of Manchester, England. Openshaw is an area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Reddish is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. Rusholme is a part of Manchester, in North West England, about two miles south of Manchester city centre. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Stretford (pop 37500 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England Withington is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Pilsworth is a small area in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. Hopwood is a locality and component area of the town of Heywood within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England Thornham is the name of a suburban area and Ecclesiastical parish overlapping the towns of Middleton, Royton and Rochdale, in Ainsworth (Cockey Moor is a small village 4 miles between both Bury and Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Great Lever is a mainly residential settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Prestwich-cum-Oldham (also known as Prestwich with Oldham) was an ancient Parish of the hundred of Salford, within the historic county boundaries Alkrington, or Alkrington Garden Village as it is less-known is a suburban area located at the extreme south of Middleton, within the Metropolitan Chadderton (pop 33000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Shaw and Crompton is a town and Civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Great Heaton (also known as Over Heaton and Heaton Reddish) was a township in the parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham and hundred of Salford Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock Prestwich is a town and residential suburb of Manchester within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. Royton (pop 21000 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England Radcliffe is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. The Parish of Rochdale, or Rochdale St Chad was an ancient parish which spanned both the the Salfordshire hundred of Lancashire, and the Agbrigg Castleton is an area of Rochdale and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England Spotland is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. Butterworth was a township occupying the southeastern part of the parish of Rochdale, in the hundred of Salford, Lancashire, England Wardle (pop 7092 is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England Wardleworth was a township at the geographic centre of the Parish of Rochdale, in Salford hundred, Lancashire, England. Calderbrook is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Todmorden is a Market town and Civil parish, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England Walsden is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. | Rochdale also included the chapelry of Saddleworth from the West Riding of Yorkshire | |
| West Derby | Wigan | Aspull | Aspull was a township in Salfordshire, but attached ecclesiastically to the Wigan parish of West Derby hundred. Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. The hundred of West Derby (sometimes known as West Derbyshire) was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, England Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester |
References
- ^ Salford City Council (2004-05-25). The City of Salford is a Local government district of Greater Manchester, England with the status of a city and Metropolitan borough. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Salford's Local History (http). salford. gov. uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
- ^ a b c Anon (2003-07-31). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently A select gazetteer of local government areas, Greater Manchester County. Greater Manchester County Records Office. The Greater Manchester County Record Office, is located in Manchester, in North West England. Retrieved on 2008-02-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland
- ^ Salford. 1911encyclopedia. org (1911). Retrieved on 2007-11-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare
- ^ British History Online. The Hundred of Salford. Victoria County History. Retrieved on 2007-04-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor
- ^ Cooper, Salford: An Illustrated History, p. 8
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