Rochdale (ancient parish)
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| Rochdale St. Chad | |
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| Geography | |
| Status | Parish |
| 1831 area | 58,620 acres |
| 1861 area | 40,340 acres |
| HQ | Rochdale |
| History | |
| Created | 12th century |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1801 population | 26,577 |
| 1861 population | 91,754 |
The Parish of Rochdale, or Rochdale St. Chad was an ancient parish which spanned both the the Salfordshire hundred of Lancashire, and the Agbrigg wapentake of Yorkshire, in northern England.[1] It dates from the 12th century, and was originally a dependency of Whalley Abbey. Centred on Rochdale, it was one of the largest parishes of Salfordshire and anciently divided into four divisions - Hundersfield, Spotland, Castleton and Butterworth.
It was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Recedham", and later in 1242 as "Rachedale".[2] It contained the villages of Todmorden, Milnrow, Littleborough and Whitworth, and within its ecclesiastical jurisdiction was also the Chapelry of Saddleworth.
[edit] Townships and chapelries
For many years, Rochdale contained several townships:
- Castleton
- Spotland
- Butterworth
- included the chapelry of Milnrow
- Hundersfield
- Wuerdle and Wardle
- Wardleworth
- Blatchinworth and Calderbrook
- Todmorden
- Walsden
Rochdale also included the chapelry of Saddleworth from the then county of Yorkshire.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ A Vision of Britain through Time. A vision of Rochdale AP/CP. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
- ^ Victoria County History (1911). The parish of Rochdale. British History Online. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
'The parish of Rochdale', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5 (1911), pp. 187-201. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=53027&strquery=rochdale. Date accessed: 03 June 2007.
