| Prestwich-cum-Oldham | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich | |
 | |
| Area | |
| 21,625 acres (87.51 km2) | |
| Population | |
| • 1851 | 94,470 |
| • 1861 | 117,961 |
| History | |
| • Created | High Middle Ages |
| • Abolished | 20th century |
| • Succeeded by | Prestwich Oldham (parishes) |
| Status | Ecclesiastical parish |
| • HQ | Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Townships |
| • Units | Alkrington, Chadderton, Crompton, Great Heaton, Little Heaton, Oldham, Pilkington, Prestwich, Royton, Tonge |
Prestwich-cum-Oldham (also known as Prestwich with Oldham)[1][2] was an ancient ecclesiastical parish of the hundred of Salford, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire, England. With the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich as its centre, this parish encompassed a total of ten townships,[2] and within them, several smaller chapelries.
Prestwich-cum-Oldham was divided into two non-contiguous sections: the townships of Great Heaton, Little Heaton, Pilkington, and Prestwich on the west; Alkrington, Tonge, Chadderton, Crompton, Oldham and Royton on the east. The parish of Middleton divided these two portions of Prestwich-cum-Oldham from north to south. The parish covered 21,625 acres (87.51 km2) and was noted in 1851 to have a population of 94,470, and again in 1861, to have 117,987.[3]
- ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - O to R. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
- ^ a b Brownbill & Farrer 1911, pp. 67–76.
- ^ Prestwich CP/AP through time | Descriptive Gazetteer entries Archived 1 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine