Mottram in Longdendale (ancient parish)

53°27′32″N 2°00′43″W / 53.459°N 2.012°W / 53.459; -2.012

St Michael and All Angels Church at the centre of the parish

Mottram in Longdendale was one of the eight ancient parishes of the Macclesfield Hundred of Cheshire, England.[1] Centred on St Michael and All Angels Church it included the townships of Godley, Hattersley, Hollingworth, Matley, Newton, Stayley, Tintwistle and Mottram itself.[1] Under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1886 the townships became civil parishes in their own right.

  1. ^ a b A Vision of Britain: Mottram in Longdendale Ancient Parish/Civil Parish