Manchester was an ancient parish in the hundred of Salfordshire in Lancashire, England. It included, apart from the township of Manchester, many other townships and chapelries, covering parts of today's city of Manchester along with some areas in other Greater Manchester metropolitan boroughs. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The hundred of Salford (sometimes known as Salfordshire) was an ancient division of the county of Lancashire. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Manchester is a major city in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ...

• Ardwick
• Blackley (to Manchester borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
• Bradford (to Manchester borough in 1885, North Manchester parish in 1896)
• Broughton (to Salford)
• Burnage (to Withington Urban District, Manchester borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)
• Cheetham (to North Manchester parish in 1896)
• Chorlton cum Hardy (to Withington Urban District, Manchester borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)
• Chorlton upon Medlock (Manchester borough, South Manchester parish in 1896)
• Crumpsall (to Manchester borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
• Denton (Denton Urban District, to Tameside in 1974)
• Didsbury (to Withington Urban District, Manchester borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)
• Droylsden (to Droylsden Urban District, Tameside in 1974. part to Manchester in 1884)
• Failsworth (to Failsworth Urban District, to Oldham in 1974)
• Gorton
• Harpurhey (to Manchester borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
• Haughton (to Denton Urban District, to Tameside in 1974)
• Heaton Norris (to Heaton Norris, then to County Borough of Stockport in 1913)
• Hulme (Manchester borough, South Manchester parish in 1896)
• Levenshulme (Levenshulme Urban District until 1909, then to Manchester borough; to South Manchester parish 1910)
• Moss Side
• Moston (to Manchester borough in 1890, North Manchester parish in 1896)
• Newton (to Manchester borough in 1890, South Manchester parish in 1896)
• Openshaw (to Manchester borough in 1890, South Manchester parish in 1896)
• Reddish (Reddish Urban District until 1901, then to Stockport county borough)
• Rusholme (to Manchester borough in 1885)
• Salford (Salford borough)
• Stretford (Stretford Urban District/Borough, to Trafford in 1974)
• Withington (to Withington Urban District, Manchester borough in 1904, South Manchester parish in 1910)

In 1866 the townships became recognised as separate civil parishes. Part, but not all, of this area was in the municipal borough of Manchester, which expanded with the decades. In 1896 the parishes of the city of Manchester outside the remaining Manchester parish were re-organised as North Manchester and South Manchester parishes, which were themselves re-organised as a single civil parish of Manchester in 1916. Ardwick is an inner-city district of Manchester, about one mile south east of the city centre. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Bradford is a local government ward in the City of Manchester. ... Broughton is a district of the city of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, to the north of Manchester city centre. ... Burnage is a small post-industrial suburb of Manchester, England. ... Cheetham is a district in the city of Manchester , England . ... Chorlton-cum-Hardy or Chorlton is a suburb of Manchester. ... Crumpsall is a suburb some 3 miles to the north of Manchester, in the United Kingdom. ... Location within the British Isles Denton is a town in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Didsbury Village Didsbury is a suburb of Manchester, England about 6 miles south of the city centre, intersected by the busy thoroughfare of Wilmslow Road. ... Location within the British Isles Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 25,000 people. ... Location within the British Isles Failsworth is a town in North West England. ... Gorton is a district in Manchester, United Kingdom, to the south-east of the city centre. ... Harpurhey is a suburb of Manchester, approximately three miles north of the city centre. ... Haughton lies in close proximity with Denton in South Lancashire within the Parish and Diocese of Manchester. ... Heaton Norris is a mainly residential area of Stockport, England bordering on Heaton Moor and Heaton Chapel. ... Heaton Norris is a mainly residential area of Stockport, England bordering on Heaton Moor and Heaton Chapel. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Levenshulme is an urban area in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Moss Side is an area of Manchester in England. ... Moston is a town in the district of Oldham, England, and lies around 4 miles north of the Manchester City Centre. ... Openshaw Citadel was the third Salvation Army corps opened in Manchester from August 7, 1879 to the 1970s. ... Reddish is an area of Stockport, Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom. ... Rusholme is a part of Manchester, England, about two miles south of the city centre. ... Refurbished 1960s built high rise apartments Salford is a city in the north-west of England. ... Location within the British Isles Stretford is an urban area to the south-west of Manchester in the north-west of England. ... Withington is an area of Manchester, England about 4 miles south of the city centre, intersected by the busy thoroughfare of Wilmslow Road. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... North Manchester is a town located in Wabash County, Indiana. ...

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