BOWDON
- A township in Bowdon Parish, Bucklow Hundred (SJ 7586). Transferred to the county of Greater Manchester in 1974.
- Includes the hamlet of Rosehill.
- The population was 340 in 1801, 1164 in 1851, 2788 in 1901 and 3529 in 1951.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS
- Bowdon, St. Mary (C of E). An ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Altrincham, Ashley,
Baguley, Bowdon, Carrington, Dunham Massey, Hale (near
Altrincham), Partington and Timperley and parts of Agden (near Lymm), Ashton upon Mersey and Bollington (near Lymm). Registers of Baptisms 1628-1964, Marriages 1628-1964 and Burials
1628-1973 have can be seen on microfilm at the Cheshire Record Office, where Bishop's Transcripts survive from 1600.
More information about the church and parish can be found
here.
- Bowdon, St. Paul's Methodist Church (Wesleyan), Enville Road. Built 1880.
- Bowdon, Methodist Church (Wesleyan), Vicarage Lane.
- Bowdon, Methodist Church (Wesleyan), Priory Street.
- Bowdon, Presbyterian Church, Delamere Road. Built 1872.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS
- Bowdon Local Board (1864-75); Bowdon Urban Sanitary District (1875-94); Bowdon Urban District (1894-1974); Trafford Metropolitan Borough [Greater Manchester]
(1974-date)
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
- North Cheshire (1832-67); Mid Cheshire (1868-85); Altrincham (1885-1945); Bucklow (1945-48); Knutsford (1949-74)
POOR-LAW UNIONS
- Altrincham (1837-95); Bucklow (1895-1930).
REGISTRATION DISTRICTS
- Altrincham (1837-98); Bucklow (1898-1974); Trafford (1974-date)
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