| Manchester | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Ecclesiastical parish |
| • HQ | St Mary's, Christ Church |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Townships |
Manchester was an ancient ecclesiastical parish of the hundred of Salford, in Lancashire, England. It encompassed several townships and chapelries, including the then township of Manchester (now Manchester city centre). Other townships are now parts of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester and/or Greater Manchester.
In the Domesday Book the parish of Manchester is recorded as including St Michael's Church in Ashton-under-Lyne as well as the mother church of St Mary's in Manchester. Although by the 13th century Ashton had formed its own separate parish, the advowson was held by Manchester as late as 1458.[1]
- ^ Tupling, G. H. (1962). "Medieval and early modern Manchester". In Carter, C. F. (ed.). Manchester and Its Region. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 115. OCLC 16772259. Retrieved 30 November 2014.