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CHORLTON, a district in Manchester parish, Lancashire. It comprehends the sub-district of Chorlton-upon-Medlock, co-terminate with the township of Chorlton-upon-Medlock; the sub-district of Hulme, containing the townships of Hulme and Moss-side; the sub-district of Ardwick, containing the townships of Ardwick, Levens-hulme, Rusholme, Gorton, and Openshaw; and the sub-district of Didsbury, containing the townships of Didsbury, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Withington, and Burnage. Acres, 11, 549. Poor-rates, in 1862, £51, 549. Pop., in 1841, 77, 107; in 1861, 169, 579. Houses, 32, 806. Marriages, in 1860, 563; births, 5, 972, -of which 342 were illegitimate; deaths, 3, 512, -of which 1, 547 were at ages under 5 years and 17 at ages above 85. Marriages in the ten years 1851-60, 4, 163; births, 56, 724; deaths, 35, 123. The places of worship in 1851 were 17 of the Church of England, with 15, 687 sittings; 1 of the Church of Scotland, with 60 s.; 2 of English Presbyterians, with 2, 050 s.; 7 of Independents, with 5, 964 s.; 4 of Baptists, with 2, 020 s.; 2 of Unitarians, with 900 s.; 16 of Wesleyan Methodists, with 7, 403 s.; 1 of New Connexion Methodists, with 240 s.; 3 of Primitive Methodists, with 1, 303 s.; 4 of the Wesleyan Association, with 1, 588 s.; 1 of Calvinistic Methodists, with 577 s.; 1 of Brethren, with 250 s.; 2 undefined, with 220 s.; and 3 of Roman Catholics, with 1, 200 s. The schools were 35 public day schools, with 5, 314 scholars; 194 private day schools, with 5, 663 s.; 58 Sunday schools, with 18, 320 s.; and 18 evening schools for adults, with 623 s. The work-house is in Hulme township.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Chorlton RegD/PLU Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Chorlton |
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