In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chorlton Cum Hardy like this:
CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY, a township-chapelry in Manchester parish, Lancashire; near the river Mersey and the North Western railway, 3½ miles SW of Manchester. It has a post office under Manchester. Acres, 1, 265. Real property, £4, 928. Pop., 73o. Houses, 147. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £103. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Manchester. The church was built in 1866, at a cost of £5, 000. There are chapels for Independents and Methodists.
Chorlton cum Hardy through time
Chorlton Cum Hardy is now part of Manchester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Manchester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chorlton Cum Hardy itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chorlton cum Hardy, in Manchester and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20874
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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