Bosden was a detached part of the township of
Handforth cum Bosden in Cheadle parish and
Macclesfield hundred (SJ 9387), which became a civil parish in 1877.
1877 December 17 — Created from part of
Handforth cum Bosden (492 acres, pop. 1962 in 1881)
1900 September 30 — Abolished and incorporated into
Hazel Grove and Bramhall (pop. 2570 in 1901)
Churches and Chapels
Cheadle: St. Mary(Church
of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Handforth cum Bosden.
Cheadle Hulme: All Saints
(Church of England). The district church for part of Handforth cum Bosden
from 1868.
Handforth: St. Chad (Church of England).
Built in 1840 as a chapel to Cheadle: St. Mary. The district church for part of
Handforth cum Bosden from 1877.
